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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless compound, , crystallizing in needles which sublime without melting. It is prepared by the interaction of ammonia and glyoxal. Also called
diglyoxaline .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) An organic base, C6H6N4, produced artificially as a white, crystalline powder, by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete, organic chemistry An
organic base , C6H6N4, produced by the action ofammonia onglyoxal . - noun organic chemistry The
organic compound 1-methyl-2-(phenylmethyl)-4(1H)-quinazolinone (a fused derivative ofpyrimidine ) found in the toothbrush plant, Glycosmis pentaphylla, sometimes used to ease the pain ofarthritis
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