alloxantin
noun
al·lox·an·tin
əˈläksən‧tə̇n
plural -s
: a crystalline compound C8H6N4O82H2O formed by oxidation of uric acid and by reaction of alloxan and dialuric acid
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary alloxan + connective -t- + -in; originally formed in German
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined above