barbituric

[ bahr-bi-toor-ik, -tyoor- ]

adjective

, Chemistry.

1. of or derived from barbituric acid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barbituric¹

1865–70; < French barbiturique < German Barbitur ( säure ) barbituric acid (of obscure origin) + -ique -ic

Example Sentences

Out of Adolf Baeyer’s work on barbituric acid came the knowledge of pyrimidine and its derivatives.

From Project Gutenberg