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barbituric acid

noun
bar路​bi路​tu路​ric acid | \ 藢b盲r-b蓹-藞t(y)u虈r-ik- How to pronounce barbituric acid (audio) \

Definition of barbituric acid

: a synthetic crystalline acid C4H4N2O3 derived from pyrimidine

First Known Use of barbituric acid

1865, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for barbituric acid

partial translation of German Barbiturs盲ure, irregular from the name Barbara + International Scientific Vocabulary uric + German S盲ure acid

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barbituric acid

noun
bar路​bi路​tu路​ric acid | \ 藢b盲r-b蓹-藢t(y)u虈r-ik- How to pronounce barbituric acid (audio) \

Medical Definition of barbituric acid

: a synthetic crystalline acid C4H4N2O3 that is a derivative of pyrimidine also : any of its acid derivatives of which some are used as hypnotics

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