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picrolonic acid

noun pic·ro·lon·ic acid \ˌpik-rə-ˌlän-ik-\

Medical Definition of PICROLONIC ACID

:  a yellow crystalline acidic compound C10H8N4O5 that yields yellow solutions with alkalies and is used as a precipitant for organic bases (as alkaloids)

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