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Glyoxaline

Gly-ox′a-line

,
Noun.
(Chem.)
A white, crystalline, organic base,
C3H4N2
, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal, and forming the origin of a large class of derivatives hence, any one of the series of which glyoxaline is a type; – called also
oxaline
.

Definition 2024


glyoxaline

glyoxaline

English

Noun

glyoxaline (plural glyoxalines)

  1. (organic chemistry) An organic base, C3H4N2, produced by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.
  2. (organic chemistry) Any of the series of which glyoxaline is a type.

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