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damalic, damolic, a. Chem.|dəˈmælɪk, dəˈmɒlɪk| [f. Gr. δάµαλις, δαµάλη heifer + -ic. The second form is perh. short for damal-olic.] In damalic or damolic acid, an acid (C7H8O) discoverd by Städeler in cows' urine. Hence ˈdamolate [-ate4], a salt of damolic acid. damaˈluric [uric] damaluric acid, an acid (C8H10O2) akin to damolic, and of the same origin; its salts are damaˈlurates.
1858Thudichum Urine 343 Damaluric acid produces a precipitate in a solution of basic acetate of lead. 1863–72Watts Dict. Chem. II. 301 Damaluric and Damolic acids, two volatile acids said to exist in cows' and horses' urine. 1879Ibid. VI. 541 The filtered solution deposits, first crystals of barium damolate, then the damalurate. |