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oxalan

oxalan noun: a complex nitrogenous substance, C₃N₃H₅O₃, obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate).

Noun

oxalan (uncountable)

  1. A complex nitrogenous substance, C₃N₃H₅O₃, obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate).
    Synonyms:
    oxaluramide

Synonyms of oxalan

Origin of oxalan

As an approximate anagram of alloxan.

Questions about oxalan

What does oxalan mean?
Oxalan means a complex nitrogenous substance, C₃N₃H₅O₃, obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate).
What part of speech is oxalan?
Oxalan is a noun.

Words near oxalan in the dictionary

  1. oxalacetates
  2. oxalacetic
  3. oxalaemia
  4. oxalamide
  5. oxalamides
  6. oxalan
  7. oxalantin
  8. oxalate
  9. oxalated
  10. oxalates
  11. oxalating

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