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      xanthine
      noun
      crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins
      Roots
      xanthosxanth- · Greek · yellowine-ine · Latin · chemical substance
      Words related to xanthine
      methylxanthinehypoxanthinexantheintheobrominexanthinpurineninosinencastanosperminecinchonidinecatecholoxidasenhydroxylationnhydroxylatevdeoxyadjglucuronidegalactosidehydroxytryptamineendoperoxideuricasediphosphatevquinonenhydrastininetheophyllinentriphosphatevglucosidicadjpyridoxaminenhydroxylasetetrahydroxyadjpyrazolephenylethylamine

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      The word xanthine breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: xanth, from Greek xanthos (“yellow”); and -ine, from Latin ine (“chemical substance”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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