barbituric acid

noun bar·bi·tu·ric acid \ˌbär-bə-ˈt(y)u̇r-ik-\

Definition of BARBITURIC ACID

: a synthetic crystalline acid C₄H₄N₂O₃ derived from pyrimidine

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part translation of German Barbitursäure, irregular from the name Barbara + International Scientific Vocabulary uric + German Säure acid

First Known Use: 1866

Medical Dictionary

noun bar·bi·tu·ric acid \ˌbär-bə-ˌt(y)u̇r-ik-\

: a synthetic crystalline acid C₄H₄N₂O₃ that is a derivative of pyrimidine; also : any of its acid derivatives of which some are used as hypnotics

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