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alloxan
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al·lox·an
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sən
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noun
Biochemistry
.
a white crystalline pyrimidine derivative, C
4
H
2
O
4
N
2
, used in biomedical research to induce diabetes in laboratory animals.
Origin:
<
German,
equivalent to
All
(
antoïn
)
allantoin
+
Ox
(
alsäure
)
oxalic acid
+
-an
-an
;
coined by J. von
Liebig
in 1838
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