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purpuric acid

noun

Medical Definition of PURPURIC ACID

:  a nitrogenous acid C8H5N5O6 related to barbituric acid that yields alloxan and uramil on hydrolysis and is known especially in purple-red salts (as murexide) from which it is obtained as an orange-red powder

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