ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Paraxanthin

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Paraxanthin is a noun meaning (archaic, organic chemistry) A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, once thought to be present in small quantities in urine.

Meaning

(archaic, organic chemistry) A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, once thought to be present in small quantities in urine.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include xanthinin, paraxanthine, pyroxanthin, cryptoxanthin, xanthinine, canthaxanthin.

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