xantina

Italian

Noun

xantina f (plural xantine)

(organic chemistry) xanthine

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃɐ̃ˈti.nɐ/

Hyphenation: xan‧ti‧na

Noun

xantina f (plural xantinas)

(chemistry) xanthine (any group of alkaloids, including caffeine)

Further reading

“xantina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“xantina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Xanthin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sanˈtina/ [sãn̪ˈt̪i.na]
Rhymes: -ina
Syllabification: xan‧ti‧na

Noun

xantina f (plural xantinas)

(organic chemistry) xanthine

Derived terms

Further reading

“xantina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025