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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hypoxanthin \Hy`po*xan"thin\, n. [Pref. hypo- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also sarcin, sarkin. [1913 Webster]