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purpuric |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purpuric \Pur*pu"ric\, a. [Cf. F. purpurique.] 1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to purpura. --Dunglison. 2. (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating, a nitrogenous acid contained in uric acid. It is not known in the pure state, but forms well-known purple-red compounds (as murexide), whence its name Note: Purpuric acid was formerly used to designate murexan. See {Murexan}.
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