See Also: hypoxanthines(medicine)

pelite (iou) and hypoxanthines (medicine)


pelite (iou)



pelite noun. L19.
[from Greek pelos clay, earth, mud + -ITE1.]
Geology. A sediment or sedimentary rock composed of very fine clay or mud particles, esp. of hydrated aluminium silicates; lutite.
pelitic adjective of the Nature of, pertaining to, or derived from pelite, lutaceous L19.

hypoxanthines (medicine)


hypoxanthines
Purine bases related to hypoxanthine, an intermediate product of uric acid synthesis and a breakdown product of adenine catabolism.