English Explanatory Dictionary

purpuric acid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

purpuric acid

Etymology

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).

Related words

murexide its ammonium salt

Derived words

purpurate
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