ALLOXAN

Definition: ALLOXAN

ALLOXAN

Noun

1. An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Note: Alloxan \Al*lox"an\, noun. [Allantoin oxalic, as containing the elements of allantion and oxalic acid.]. (Websters 1913)

Crosswords: ALLOXAN

English words defined with "ALLOXAN": Alloxanic ♦ Monureid, Mycomelic ♦ Oxalan. (references)

Etymologies containing "ALLOXAN": Oxalan ♦ Uroxanic. (references)

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Commercial Usage: ALLOXAN

Domain	Title
Books	Neogenesis and Alloxan Toxicity in Pancreatic Islets, With Special Reference to the Transplanted Human B-Cell (Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala diss (reference) (more book examples)
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Usage Frequency: ALLOXAN

"ALLOXAN" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ALLOXAN" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	100%	2	245,945

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: ALLOXAN

Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "ALLOXAN": alloxan-induced.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ALLOXAN

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
alloxan	11
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Modern Translations: ALLOXAN

Language		Translations for "ALLOXAN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		二氮陆圜四酮. (various references)

Pig Latin		alloxanay
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: ALLOXAN

Derivations
	Words beginning with "ALLOXAN": alloxans. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "ALLOXAN"

Words rhyming with "ALLOXAN" (pronounced 'Al*lox"an'): Achean, Achillean, Adamantean, Adonean, AEgean, Amebean, Amoebean, Amphigean, Andean, Antaean, Anthozoan, Apogean, Archimedean, Argean, Argoan, Assidean, Astraean, Atlantean, Augean, Basan, Biscayan, Bryozoan, Cabirean, Cadmean, Chaldean, Chian, Chouan, Circean, Clachan, Colossean, Cowan, Cyclopean, Cytherean, Dantean, Dian, Ditrochean, Duan, Egean, Enwoman, Epozoan, Etnean, Genian, Gigantean, Growan, Hyblaean, Hypocarpogean, Hypogean, Idumean, Iroquoian, Johannean. (additional references)

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Anagrams: ALLOXAN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-l-l-n-o-x"
	-1 letter: axonal.
	-2 letters: llano.
	-3 letters: alan, anal, anoa, axal, axon, loan, olla.
	-4 letters: aal, ala, all, ana, lax, lox.
	-5 letters: aa, al, an, ax, la, lo, na, no, on, ox.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-l-l-n-o-x"
	+1 letter: alloxans.
	+4 letters: hexagonally.
	+5 letters: zooxanthella.
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