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別の表記

• xanthin (dated or uncommon)

語源

From international scientific vocabulary, from French xanthine, reflecting New Latin combining forms: xanth- +‎ -ine; ultimately from Ancient Greek ξανθός (xanthós, “yellow”), because xanthine is yellowish-white. By surface analysis, xanth- +‎ -ine.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈzanθiːn/, /ˈzanθaɪn/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈzænθin/
• 異形同音異義語: xanthein, xanthene

名詞

xanthine (countable and uncountable, plural xanthines)

1. (chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.

使用する際の注意点

• There is much confusion between this word and xanthein, and they are often interchanged.

派生語

• hypoxanthine
• methylxanthine
• nonxanthine
• xanthine oxidase
• zooxanthine

アナグラム

• xanthein