XANTHOPTERIN

Etymology

Noun

xanthopterin (countable and uncountable, plural xanthopterins)

A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

16 June 2024

CONNECTION

(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”


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