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barbituric acid
bar·bi·tu·ric ac·id [ brbə choorik ássid ]


noun 
Definition:
 
chemical basis of barbiturate drugs: a white crystalline solid. Use: manufacture of barbiturates. C4H4N2O
[< French acide barbiturique, translating German Barbitursäure< the name Barbara]
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