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uroxanic acid

uroxanic acid noun: an acid, C₅H₈N₄O₆, which is obtained by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.

Noun

uroxanic acid (uncountable)

  1. An acid, C₅H₈N₄O₆, which is obtained by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.

Origin of uroxanic acid

From uric, alloxan, -ic, acid.

Words formed from uroxanic acid

Questions about uroxanic acid

What does uroxanic acid mean?
Uroxanic acid means an acid, C₅H₈N₄O₆, which is obtained by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.
What part of speech is uroxanic acid?
Uroxanic acid is a noun.

Words near uroxanic acid in the dictionary

  1. urovaginal
  2. urovirulence
  3. urovirulent
  4. uroxanate
  5. uroxanates
  6. uroxanic acid
  7. uroxanthin
  8. uroxatral
  9. uroxin
  10. Urozhaine
  11. Urozhaynoye

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