biuret

American  

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

noun

Chemistry.

1. a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.

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Etymology

Origin of biuret

< German Biuret (1847); bi- ¹, urea, -uret

Example Sentences

They give the biuret and xanthoproteic reactions, and form salts with both acids and bases.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The filtered fluid gives the biuret reaction; it contains leucin, tyrosin, and ammonia; hence it is clear that the ferment acts to some extent as a digestive of albumen.

From The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente by Douglas, Loudon

The decomposition products are generally the same as with the general albumin; it gives the biuret reaction; forms salts with acids and alkalies, but is essentially acid in nature.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg