barbituric acid

American

noun

a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 3 , used chiefly in the synthesis of barbiturates.

barbituric acid British

/ ˌbɑːbɪˈtjʊərɪk /

noun

Systematic name: 2,4,6-trioxypyrimidine. Also called: malonylurea. a white crystalline solid used in the preparation of barbiturate drugs. Formula: C 4 H 4 N 2 O 3

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Etymology

Origin of barbituric acid

First recorded in 1865–70

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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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