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noun
(also pterine)
Chemistry A substituted derivative of pteridine; especially any of a class of these compounds which occur naturally as insect pigments.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From German Pterin from ancient Greek πτερόν wing, feather + German -in, so called because it is found in insect wings.
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