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alloxan

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al⋅lox⋅an

  [uh-lok-suhn]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a white crystalline pyrimidine derivative, C4H2O4N2, used in biomedical research to induce diabetes in laboratory animals.
Origin:
< G, equiv. to All(antoïn) allantoin + Ox(alsäure) oxalic acid + -an -an; coined by J. von Liebig in 1838
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Main Entry: al·lox·an
Pronunciation: &-'läk-s&n
Function: noun
: a crystalline compoundC4H2N2O4 causing diabetes mellitus when injected into experimental animals; also : one of its similarly acting derivatives called alsomesoxalylurea
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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