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Paraxanthin :: Paraxanthin (n.) A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small quantity in urine..

Uroxanthin :: Uroxanthin (n.) Same as Indican.

Xanthophyll :: Xanthophyll (n.) A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly called also phylloxanthin..

Xanthin :: Xanthin (n.) One of the gaseous or volatile decomposition products of the xanthates, and probably identical with carbon disulphide..

Eblanin :: Eblanin (n.) See Pyroxanthin.

Xanthin :: Xanthin (n.) A yellow insoluble coloring matter extracted from yellow flowers; specifically, the coloring matter of madder..

Puri :: Puri (n.) See Euxanthin.

Xanthinine :: Xanthinine (n.) A complex nitrogenous substance related to urea and uric acid, produced as a white powder; -- so called because it forms yellow salts, and because its solution forms a blue fluorescence like quinine..

Xanthin :: Xanthin (n.) A crystalline nitrogenous body closely related to both uric acid and hypoxanthin, present in muscle tissue, and occasionally found in the urine and in some urinary calculi. It is also present in guano. So called from the yellow color of certain of its salts (nitrates)..

Sarkin :: Sarkin (n.) Same as Hypoxanthin.

Carnin :: Carnin (n.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract of meat, and related to xanthin..

Phycoxanthine :: Phycoxanthine (n.) A yellowish coloring matter found in certain algae.

Phycoxanthin :: Phycoxanthin (n.) Alt. of Phycoxanthin.

Extractive :: Extractive (n.) Any one of a large class of substances obtained by extraction, and consisting largely of nitrogenous hydrocarbons, such as xanthin, hypoxanthin, and creatin extractives from muscle tissue..

Ilixanthin :: Ilixanthin (n.) A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.

Pyroxanthin :: Pyroxanthin (n.) A yellow crystalline hydrocardon extracted from crude wood spirit; -- called also eblanin.

Hypoxanthin :: Hypoxanthin (n.) A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also sarcin, sarkin..

Euxanthin :: Euxanthin (n.) A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also puri, purree, and Indian yellow..

Purree :: Purree (n.) A yellow coloring matter. See Euxanthin.

Sarcin :: Sarcin (n.) Same as Hypoxanthin.

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