pteridine

P3T1E1R1I1D2I1N1E1

noun

A bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of fused pyrimidine and pyrazine rings.

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Meanings

nounpteridine (plural pteridines)

plural pteridines

  1. chemistryA bicyclic aromatic heterocycle consisting of fused pyrimidine and pyrazine rings.

Origin

From pterin + -idine.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 蝶啶
  • 蝶啶 (dip⁶ ding⁶)bicyclic aromatic heterocycle
Chinese Mandarin 蝶啶
  • 蝶啶 (diédìng)bicyclic aromatic heterocycle
Japanese プテリジン
  • プテリジン (puterijin)bicyclic aromatic heterocycle
Korean 프테리딘
  • 프테리딘 (peuteridin)bicyclic aromatic heterocycle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pterineid
Cite this entry
APA

pteridine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteridine

MLA

“pteridine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteridine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pteridine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pteridine.

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