dialuric acid

noun

di·​a·​lu·​ric acid

¦dīə¦lu̇rik-

: crystalline heterocyclic acid C₄H₄N₂O₄ formed by the reduction of alloxan or the oxidation of uric acid; 5-hydroxy-barbituric acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary di- + alloxan + uric

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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