purpuric acid

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Definition of purpuric acid in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

pur·pu·ric ac·id

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).