purinergic

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adjective

Containing or releasing purines

OriginEnglish purine ← German Purin →
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Meanings

adjectivepurinergic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableContaining or releasing purines

Origin

  1. GermanPurin
  2. Englishpurine
  3. Englishpurinergic

From purine + -ergic.

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APA

purinergic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purinergic

MLA

“purinergic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purinergic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purinergic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purinergic.

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