Xanthin
German, noun/ksanˈtiːn/
Xanthin is a German neuter noun meaning “xanthine (group of alkaloids, including caffeine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “organische Stoffwechselverbindung, die beim Abbau der Purine im Körper von Hominiden entsteht und durch…”.
What does Xanthin mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterxanthine (group of alkaloids, including caffeine)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. organische Stoffwechselverbindung, die beim Abbau der Purine im Körper von Hominiden entsteht und durch Oxidation zu Harnsäure umgewandelt wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Xanthin
- Xanthins genitive
- C symbol
- H symbol
- N symbol
- O symbol
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Xanthin?
- /ksanˈtiːn/
- [ksanˈtiːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Xanthin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Xanthin in German?
Xanthin appears about once in every 43 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).