"Xanthocarpous" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Having or producing yellow fruit, particularly in the context of plants and botany.
A purine base found in the nucleic acids of the body, involved in the metabolism of protein and involved in the formation of uric acid
Xanthine is a compound which consists of a pyrimidine ring with two keto groups and an amino group.<br><br>In biochemistry, xanthine is an intermediate product in the breakdown of purine nucleotides. Xanthine is oxidized to uric acid in the liver by the xanthine oxidase enzyme, which contains a molybdenum cofactor.<br><br>Xanthine is also a precursor to uric acid in humans. A buildup of xanthine and uric acid in the body is associated with gout and several other diseases.
Xanthium refers to a genus of annual and perennial weeds in the sunflower family, Asteraceae.
The condition of having a yellowish discoloration or pigmentation, often due to a yellow or brownish tinge in the skin or eyes.