释义 |
pter·i·dine \ˈterəˌdēn, -_dən\ noun (-s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pter- + -id + -ine; originally formed as German pteridin; from its being a factor in the pigments of butterfly wings : a yellow crystalline bicyclic base C6H4N4 that is a fundamental constituent in important natural products (as folic acid, leucopterin, xanthopterin); 1,3,5,8-tetra-aza-naphthalene |