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barbituric acid - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'barbituric acid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Barbituric acid
- A white, crystalline substance, CH2(CO.NH)2.CO, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea.

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