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mu·rex·ide myu̇-'rek-.sīd n a red crystalline compound C8H8N6O6 having a green luster, forming purple-red solutions with water, formerly used as a dye, and formed in the murexide test for uric acid
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Murexide — IUPAC name Ammonium 2,6 dioxo 5 [(2,4,6 trioxo 5 hexahydropyrimidinylidene)amino] 3H pyrimidin 4 olate … Wikipedia
Murexide — Mu*rex ide, n. [L. murex the purple fish, purple.] (Chem.) A crystalline nitrogenous substance ({C8H8N6O6}, 5 5 nitrilodibarbituric acid monoammonium salt) having a splendid dichroism, being green by reflected light and garnet red by transmitted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
murexide — (mu rè ksi d ) s. m. Terme de chimie. Purpurate d ammoniaque. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. murex, pourpre. SUPPLÉMENT AU DICTIONNAIRE MUREXIDE. Ajoutez : • C est en 1856 que l on trouva pour la première fois dans le commerce un rouge amarantin très… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
murexide test — n a reaction giving rise to murexide when uric acid or a related compound is heated with nitric acid and the product is treated with ammonia called also murexide reaction … Medical dictionary
murexide reaction — noun or murexide test : a reaction giving rise to murexide when uric acid or a related compound is heated with nitric acid and the product is treated with ammonia … Useful english dictionary
murexide test — noun see murexide reaction * * * Biochem. a test in which treatment of a substance, usually urine, with nitric acid and ammonia indicates the presence of uric acid by formation of murexide … Useful english dictionary
murexide test — Biochem. a test in which treatment of a substance, usually urine, with nitric acid and ammonia indicates the presence of uric acid by formation of murexide. * * * … Universalium
murexide — /myoo rek suyd, sid/, n. Chem. a reddish purple, crystalline, sparingly water soluble solid, C8H8N6O6, having a green luster, formerly used as a dye. Also called ammonium purpurate. [1830 40; MUREX + IDE] * * * … Universalium
murexide — noun Ammonium purpurate, the ammonium salt of purpuric acid, used as a complexometric indicator and a colorimetric reagent … Wiktionary
murexide — n. crystalline nitrogenous substance appearing green by reflected light and garnet red by transmitted light that was formerly used as a dye (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
