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

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