xantina
Italian
Noun
xantina f (plural xantine)
- (organic chemistry) xanthine
Portuguese
Noun
xantina f (plural xantinas)
- (chemistry) xanthine (any group of alkaloids, including caffeine)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Xanthin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sanˈtina/ [sãn̪ˈt̪i.na]
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: xan‧ti‧na
Noun
xantina f (plural xantinas)
- (organic chemistry) xanthine
Derived terms
- astaxantina
- cantaxantina
- fucoxantina
- neurosporaxantina
- hipoxantina
- zeaxantina
Further reading
- “xantina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014