alloxan (English, noun)
expansion: alloxan (countable and uncountable, plural alloxans)
Senses:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
microbiology
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: alloxans
tags: plural