Hypoxanthin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hypoxanthin \Hy`po*xan"thin\, n. [Pref. hypo- + xanthin.]
     (Physiol. Chem.)
     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}.


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