purpuric acid
C₈H₅N₅O₆, a nitrogenous acid that yields alloxan and uramil when hydrolysed, known for…C₈H₅N₅O₆, a nitrogenous acid that yields alloxan and uramil when hydrolysed, known for its purple salts.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)C₈H₅N₅O₆, a nitrogenous acid that yields alloxan and uramil when hydrolysed, known for its purple salts.
Purpursäure
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Named by Dr W. H. Wollaston "from its remarkable property of forming compounds with most bNamed 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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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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