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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A white crystalline substance (C8H4N4O7 + 3H2O) obtained when alloxan is brought into contact with reducing agents. Oxidizing agents reconvert it into alloxan. Also called
uroxin .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very dilute nitric acid.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A
hemiacetal formed byalloxan with its reduced reaction productdialuric acid .
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A grain or so is oxidized into reddish alloxan and alloxantin by carefuly evaporating with a few drops of strong nitric acid on a piece of porcelain.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 611, September 17, 1887 Various
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