murexide
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of murexide
First recorded in 1830–40; murex + -ide ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Treated with nitric acid, the adipose tissue of the Decticus produces an effervescence similar to that of chalk and yields enough murexide to redden a tumblerful of water.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
All of these, however, being more or less soluble in water, and owing their colours to murexide, would be ill adapted for pigments.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
We are not aware that murexide has yet been brought forward as a pigment, and judging from its character as a dye, it would scarcely enrich the palette.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
The pigment, no matter what its hue, dissolves with effervescence and afterwards yields murexide.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
Dissolved in water, the murexide derived from uric acid is a magnificent crimson.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos
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