biuret

[ bahy-yuh-ret, bahy-yuh-ret ]

/ ˌbaɪ yəˈrɛt, ˈbaɪ yəˌrɛt /

noun Chemistry.

a white crystalline substance, C2H5O2N3⋅H2O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.

Also called allophanamide, carbamylurea.

Origin of biuret

<German Biuret (1847); see bi-¹, urea, -uret

Words nearby biuret

bituminous, bituminous coal, Bitzer, biunique, biuniqueness, biuret, biuret reaction, bivalence, bivalent, bivalent chromosome, bivalve

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Example sentences from the Web for biuret

The absence of a biuret reaction would point in that direction and the question must await further study.
The Nature of Animal Light|E. Newton Harvey
Amongst these is the biuret reaction: a pink colour obtained by adding a trace of copper sulphate and an excess of caustic soda.
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
On now testing a portion of the clear filtrate for peptone by the biuret test, not a trace of a reaction could be obtained.
On Digestive Proteolysis|R. H. Chittenden
Inasmuch as most natural proteins contain several such groups, the biuret reaction is a very general test for proteins.
The Chemistry of Plant Life|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher

Medical definitions for biuret

biuret

[ bī′yə-rĕt′, bī′yə-rĕt′ ]

n.

A derivative of urea obtained by heating.carbamylurea

单词	biuret
释义	biuret [ bahy-yuh-ret, bahy-yuh-ret ] / ˌbaɪ yəˈrɛt, ˈbaɪ yəˌrɛt / noun Chemistry. a white crystalline substance, C2H5O2N3⋅H2O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating. Also called allophanamide, carbamylurea. Origin of biuret <German Biuret (1847); see bi-¹, urea, -uret Words nearby biuret bituminous, bituminous coal, Bitzer, biunique, biuniqueness, biuret, biuret reaction, bivalence, bivalent, bivalent chromosome, bivalve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for biuret The absence of a biuret reaction would point in that direction and the question must await further study. The Nature of Animal Light\|E. Newton Harvey Amongst these is the biuret reaction: a pink colour obtained by adding a trace of copper sulphate and an excess of caustic soda. Animal Proteins\|Hugh Garner Bennett On now testing a portion of the clear filtrate for peptone by the biuret test, not a trace of a reaction could be obtained. On Digestive Proteolysis\|R. H. Chittenden Inasmuch as most natural proteins contain several such groups, the biuret reaction is a very general test for proteins. The Chemistry of Plant Life\|Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher Medical definitions for biuret biuret [ bī′yə-rĕt′, bī′yə-rĕt′ ] n. A derivative of urea obtained by heating.carbamylurea The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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