Definition of BARBITURIC ACID (Meaning of BARBITURIC ACID) in the Online Dictionary

Pronunciation:		`bârbu'tyûrik 'asid


WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs

	Synonyms:	malonylurea

	See Also:	acid

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Bar`bi*tu"ric ac"id\ (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, {CH2(CO.NH)2.CO}, derived from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and regarded as a substituted urea.