Definition of Xanthinine

1. n. A complex nitrogenous substance related to urea and uric acid, produced as a white powder; -- so called because it forms yellow salts, and because its solution forms a blue fluorescence like quinine.

2. n. A complex nitrogenous substance related to urea and uric acid, produced as a white powder; -- so called because it forms yellow salts, and because its solution forms a blue fluorescence like quinine.

Medical Definition of Xanthinine

1. A complex nitrogenous substance related to urea and uric acid, produced as a white powder; so called because it forms yellow salts, and because its solution forms a blue fluorescence like quinine. Origin: Gr. Xanqos = yellow + quinine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Xanthinine

xanthic
xanthic acid
xanthid
xanthide
xanthidium
xanthidylic acid
xanthin
xanthine
xanthine alkaloids
xanthine bronchodilator
xanthine dehydrogenase
xanthine nucleotide
xanthine oxidase
xanthine ribonucleoside
xanthines
xanthinine (current term)
xanthinol
xanthinol niacinate
xanthins
xanthinuria
xanthiosite
xanthippic
xanthism
xanthitane
xanthite
xanthium
xanthiuria
xantho-
xanthoastrocytoma
xanthocarpous

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