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barbituric

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[bahr-bi-toor-ik, -tyoor-] / ˌbɑr bɪˈtʊər ɪk, -ˈtyʊər- /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. of or derived from barbituric acid.


Etymology

Origin of barbituric

1865–70; < French barbiturique < German Barbitur ( säure ) barbituric acid (of obscure origin) + -ique -ic

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Out of Adolf Baeyer’s work on barbituric acid came the knowledge of pyrimidine and its derivatives.

From History of Phosphorus by Farber, Eduard

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