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Webster 1913 Edition


Murexan

Mu-rex′an

,
Noun.
[From
Murexide
.]
(Chem.)
A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide, alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish, crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; – called also
uramil
,
dialuramide
, and formerly
purpuric acid
.

Definition 2024


murexan

murexan

English

Noun

murexan (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, chemistry) A poorly-characterized nitrogenous material formed from several ureids

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