sarkin

2 definitions found

sarkin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sarkin \Sar"kin\, n. [Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Physiol.
     Chem.)
     Same as Hypoxanthin.
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  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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