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hy•po•xan•thine
Pronunciation: (hī"pu-zan'thēn, -thin), [key]—
n.
a white, crystalline, almost water-soluble, alkaloidal purine derivative, C
5H
4N
4O, found in animal and vegetable tissues: used chiefly in biochemical research.
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