purine

n. 嘌呤
【化】 嘌呤
【医】 嘌呤

pu.rine

n.（名词）
A colorless crystalline organic base, C5H 4N 4, that is the parent compound of various biologically important derivatives.
嘌呤：一种无色晶体状有机碱C5H 4N 4，它是生物上许多重要衍生物的母体化合物
Any of a group of organic compounds derived from or structurally related to purine, including uric acid, caffeine, and the nucleic acid constituents adenine and guanine.
嘌呤衍生物：从嘌呤衍生出来或在结构上与嘌呤有关的一组有机化合物的任一种，包括尿酸、咖啡因及核酸的组成成分腺嘌呤以及乌嘌呤等

来源：
German Purin
德语 Purin
Latin pôrus [clean] * see pure
拉丁语 pôrus [干净的] *参见 pure
New Latin uricus, uricum [uric] from Greek ouron [urine]
现代拉丁语 uricus, uricum [尿的] 源自 希腊语 ouron [尿]
-in [n. suff.] from French -ine * see -in
-in [名词后缀] 源自 法语 -ine *参见 -in