hypoxanthine
noun
hypoxanthine is spelled H-Y-P-O-X-A-N-T-H-I-N-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hypoxanthine means “A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hypoxanthine is hypoxanthines.
How many letters and syllables are in hypoxanthine?
| Letters | 12: H-Y-P-O-X-A-N-T-H-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hypoxanthine?
Hypoxanthine appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of hypoxanthine
- hypoxanthines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hypoxanthine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bicyclic heterocycle, 3,7-dihydropurin-6-one, that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of uric acid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).