alloxantin
/aləkˈsantɪn/(also alloxantine) Chemistry
noun
A crystalline heterocyclic compound formed by the reaction of alloxan and its reduction product dialuric acid.
- Alloxantin is a bipyrimidine derivative; C8H6N4O6..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine. From German Alloxantin, perhaps from all- + ant- + -in (all in Allantoin) with insertion of ox-.
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