hypoxanthine

English

Alternative forms

• hypoxanthin (dated)

Etymology

hypo- +‎ xanthine This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

hypoxanthine (countable and uncountable, plural hypoxanthines)

1. (organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.

Synonyms

• sarcin, sarcine, sarkin

Translations

organic compound

• Finnish: hypoksantiini