barbituric acid


bar·bi·tu·ric acid

noun \ˌbär-bə-ˌt(y)r-ik-\

Definition of BARBITURIC ACID

: a synthetic crystalline acid C4H4N2O3 that is a derivative of pyrimidine; also : any of its acid derivatives of which some are used as hypnotics

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