DEFINITIONS

biuret

[ bahy-yuh-ret, bahy-yuh-ret ]
/ ˌbaɪ yəˈrɛt, ˈbaɪ yəˌrɛt /

noun Chemistry.

a white crystalline substance, C2H5O2N3⋅H2O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.

Words nearby biuret

bituminous, bituminous coal, bitzer, biunique, biuniqueness, biuret, biuret reaction, bivalence, bivalent, bivalent chromosome, bivalve

Origin of biuret

< German Biuret (1847); see bi-1, urea, -uret
Also called allophanamide, carbamylurea.
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Examples from the Web for biuret

  • The absence of a biuret reaction would point in that direction and the question must await further study.

    The Nature of Animal Light|E. Newton Harvey

  • Amongst these is the biuret reaction: a pink colour obtained by adding a trace of copper sulphate and an excess of caustic soda.

    Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett

  • On now testing a portion of the clear filtrate for peptone by the biuret test, not a trace of a reaction could be obtained.

    On Digestive Proteolysis|R. H. Chittenden

  • Inasmuch as most natural proteins contain several such groups, the biuret reaction is a very general test for proteins.

    The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

Medicine definitions for biuret

biuret
[ bī′yə-rĕt′, bī′yə-rĕt′ ]

n.

A derivative of urea obtained by heating.carbamylurea
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