purpuric acid

noun

C₈H₅N₅O₆, a nitrogenous acid that yields alloxan and uramil when hydrolysed, known for its purple salts.

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Meanings

nounpurpuric acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryC₈H₅N₅O₆, a nitrogenous acid that yields alloxan and uramil when hydrolysed, known for its purple salts.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
murexan

Origin

Named by Dr W. H. Wollaston "from its remarkable property of forming compounds with most bases of a red or purple colour" (as reported by William Prout in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 108 in 1818, pages 420-428).

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Translations

French acide purpurique
  • acide purpuriquenitrogenous acid
German Purpursäure
  • Purpursäurenitrogenous acid
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