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xan·thine
n : a feebly basic compound C5H4N4O2 that occurs esp. in animal or plant tissue, is derived from guanine and hypoxanthine, and yields uric acid on oxidation : also : any of various derivatives of this .
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Similar sounding terms: xan·thene xan·thone
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