pterin

English

Etymology

From Greek: πτερόν (pteron) = wing (because it was first found in butterfly wings).

Noun

pterin (countable and uncountable, plural pterins)

1. (organic chemistry) A ketonic amide derivative of pteridine responsible for some of the colouring in nature. It is also a component of folic acid.

Derived terms

• pteridine

Translations

derivative of pteridine

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 蝶呤 (dip⁶ ling⁴)

  Mandarin: 蝶呤 (diélìng)

• Japanese: プテリン (puterin)
• Korean: 프테린 (peuterin)

Anagrams

• Petrin, Pinter, Pitner, e-print, nipter, pinter, pre-tin, pretin, reptin, terpin