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murexide
noun(mu-rex-ide)
a red crystalline compound C8H8N6O6 having a green luster, forming purple-red solutions with water, formerly used as a dye, and formed in the murexide test for uric acid
murexide
noun(mu-rex-ide)
a reaction giving rise to murexide when uric acid or a related compound is heated with nitric acid and the product is treated with ammonia —called also murexide reaction

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