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alloxanic acid

noun
al·​lox·​an·​ic acid | \ ¦aˌläk¦sanik-\

Definition of alloxanic acid

: a crystalline acid C4H4N2O5 formed by hydrolysis of alloxan; 4-hydroxy-4-hydantoin-carboxylic acid

First Known Use of alloxanic acid

1839, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for alloxanic acid

International Scientific Vocabulary alloxanic (from alloxan + -ic) + acid; originally formed as German alloxansäure

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