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xanthine
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xanthine [′zan‚thēn]
(organic chemistry)
C5H4N4O2A toxic yellow-white purine base that is found in blood and urine, and occasionally in plants; it is a powder, insoluble in water and acids, soluble in caustic soda; sublimes when heated; used in medicine and as a chemical intermediate. Also known as dioxopurine.


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