alloxan

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alloxan (countable and uncountable, plural alloxans)

  1. (biochemistry) An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue

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