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As an approximate anagram of alloxan.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
oxalan
Today it means: A complex nitrogenous substance, C₃N₃H₅O₃, obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate). Full definition →
Today it means: A complex nitrogenous substance, C₃N₃H₅O₃, obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate). Full definition →
As an approximate anagram of alloxan.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.