Definition of "purin" [purin]

• A white crystalline substance, prepared by reducing diiodopurin with zinc-dust. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "-- The term purin has been applied to all bodies containing the nucleus C_ {5} N_ {4}."
• "We now know that white meats of all sorts are quite as rich in those elements known as the purin bodies, or uric-acid group, as red meats, and many of them much richer."
• "July 31, 2009 at 7:41 am luks mor lik teh kitteh iz grolin ten purin teh mi"