murexide
[ myoo-rek-sahyd, -sid ]
/ myʊˈrɛk saɪd, -sɪd /
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noun Chemistry.
a reddish-purple, crystalline, sparingly water-soluble solid, C8H8N6O6, having a green luster, formerly used as a dye.
Nearby words
Also called ammonium purpurate.
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Examples from the Web for murexide
When an alkaline solution of murexide is precipitated by an acid, a light shining powder results, called purpuric acid.
Field's Chromatography|George FieldMurexide is turned, by potassa, gray in its light shades and violet in its dark ones.
The third group includes safflower, magenta, and murexide (light shades).
Dissolved in water, the murexide derived from uric acid is a magnificent crimson.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles|Jean Henri Fabre