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violuric acid

violuric acid noun: a complex nitroso derivative of barbituric acid, with formula HON=C(CONH)₂CO, that forms characteristic yellow, blue, and violet salts.

Noun

violuric acid (uncountable)

  1. A complex nitroso derivative of barbituric acid, with formula HON=C(CONH)₂CO, that forms characteristic yellow, blue, and violet salts.

Origin of violuric acid

From violet and barbituric.

Questions about violuric acid

What does violuric acid mean?
Violuric acid means a complex nitroso derivative of barbituric acid, with formula HON=C(CONH)₂CO, that forms characteristic yellow, blue, and violet salts.
What part of speech is violuric acid?
Violuric acid is a noun.

Words near violuric acid in the dictionary

  1. violottas
  2. violous
  3. viols
  4. violurate
  5. violurates
  6. violuric acid
  7. viomellein
  8. viomycin
  9. viomycins
  10. viopurpurin
  11. Viorst

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