Xan″thi‐nine (?), n. [Gr. ξανθόσ yellow + quinine.] (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous substance related to urea and uric acid, produced as a white powder; — so called because it forms yellow salts, and because its solution forms a blue fluorescence like quinine.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.