SINCE 1828
xanthydrol
noun
xan·thy·drol
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zan-ˈthī-ˌdrȯl ,
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Medical Definition of xanthydrol
: a crystalline secondary alcohol C13H10O2 that is used especially for the detection of urea with which it forms an insoluble product
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