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Word: Pterin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From German Pterin from ancient Greek πτερόν wing, feather + German -in, so called because it is found in insect wings
Definition:
A substituted derivative of pteridine; especially any of a class of these compounds which occur naturally as insect pigments.
Variant Forms:
- pterine
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