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alloxan
[ uh-lok-suhn ]
/ əˈlɒk sən /
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noun Biochemistry.
a white crystalline pyrimidine derivative, C4H2O4N2, used in biomedical research to induce diabetes in laboratory animals.
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Origin of alloxan
<German, equivalent to All(antoïn) allantoin + Ox(alsäure) oxalic acid + -an-an; coined by J. von Liebig in 1838
Words nearby alloxan
allowance race, Alloway, allowed, allowedly, allow for, alloxan, alloxuremia, alloxuria, alloy, alloyed junction, alloy steel
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How to use alloxan in a sentence
Sulphuretted hydrogen gas is passed, in a full stream, through a moderately strong aqueous solution of alloxan, in the cold.
The impure mother-liquor from which crystals of alloxan have separated, if diluted with water, may be used for this purpose.
When caffeine is carefully oxidized with chlorine, it yields dimethyl-alloxan and methyl-urea.
Dialuric, dī-a-lū′rik, adj. pertaining to alloxan and uric acid.