barbituric acid
noun
bar·bi·tu·ric acid ˌbär-bə-ˈt(y)u̇r-ik- 
: a synthetic crystalline acid C4H4N2O3 derived from pyrimidine
Word History
Etymology
partial translation of German Barbitursäure, irregular from the name Barbara + International Scientific Vocabulary uric + German Säure acid
First Known Use
1865, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
barbituric acid
noun
bar·bi·tu·ric acid ˌbär-bə-ˌt(y)u̇r-ik-
: a synthetic crystalline acid C4H4N2O3 that is a derivative of pyrimidine
also : any of its acid derivatives of which some are used as hypnotics
- gray nurse
- gray nurse shark
- gray oak
- Gray Panther
- gray parrot
- gray perch
- gray pike
- gray pine
- gray plover
- gray polypody
- gray poplar
- gray powder
- gray rabbit
- gray rabbitbrush
- gray rabbitbrushes
- gray rat snake
- gray rat snakes
- gray rot
- gray sage
- gray sassafras
- gray scab
- gray scale
- gray seal
- gray shark
- gray shrew