Biuret


a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
Historical Examples

The Chemistry of Plant Life Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
The Nature of Animal Light E. Newton Harvey
On Digestive Proteolysis R. H. Chittenden
Animal Proteins Hugh Garner Bennett

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