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Definition :

A crystalline nitrogenous substance C8H8N6O6 5 5 nitrilodibarbituric acid monoammonium salt having a splendid dichroism being green by reflected light and garnet red by transmitted light It was formerly used in dyeing calico and was obtained in a large quantities from guano It is now synthesized from alloxan Formerly called also ammonium purpurate