barbituric acid

bar·bi·tu·ric acid  (bärb-trk, -tyr-)

n.

An organic acid, C₄H₄O₃N₂, used in the manufacture of barbiturates and some plastics.

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[Partial translation of German Barbitursäure : barb- (perhaps from the name Barbara) + -itur (ultimately from Ur(in), urine, from Latin rna; see urine) + Säure, acid.]

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barbituric acid

Noun

a crystalline solid used in the preparation of barbiturate drugs [German Barbitursäure]

Thesaurus

Noun

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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