bar·bi·tu·ric acid

(bär′bĭ-to͝or′ĭk, -tyo͝or′-)

An acidic pyrimidine derivative, C₄H₄O₃N₂, used in the manufacture of barbiturates and some plastics.

[Partial translation of German Barbitursäure (coined by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer (1835-1917), purportedly after he discovered the compound on December 4, 1864, the feast of Saint Barbara, by combining malonic acid and urea) : Barbit- (irregularly derived from the name Barbara) + New Latin ūr(ea), urea; see urea + German Säure, acid.]

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barbituric acid

(ˌbɑːbɪˈtjʊərɪk)

(Elements & Compounds) a white crystalline solid used in the preparation of barbiturate drugs. Formula: C4H4N2O3. Systematic name: 2,4,6-trioxypyrimidine Also called: malonylurea

[C19: partial translation of German Barbitursäure, perhaps from the name Barbara + uric + Säure acid]

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bar′bitu′ric ac′id

(ˈbɑr bɪˈtʊər ɪk, -ˈtyʊər-, ˌbɑr-)
n.

a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C₄H₄N₂O₃, used chiefly in the synthesis of barbiturates.

[1865–70; < French barbiturique < German Barbitur(säure) barbituric acid (of uncertain orig.) + -ique -ic]

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barbituric acid - a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs

malonylurea

acid - any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

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acido barbiturico

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