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Definition of: xanthine
(zan′thēn, -thin) noun Biochem.
A white, crystalline, nitrogenous compound. C5H4N4O2, contained in blood, urine, and other animal secretions, and in some plants. It leaves a yellow residue when evaporated with nitric acid. [<F <Gk. xanthos yellow]
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