Sarcin

2 definitions found

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

  Sarcin \Sar"cin\, n.
     Same as {Hypoxanthin}.
     [1913 Webster]

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}.
     [1913 Webster]