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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[

All

antoin +

oxa

lic, as containing the elements of

allantion

and

oxalic

acid.]

(Chem.)

An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.

alloxan ‎(uncountable)

(biochemistry) An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue

an oxidation product of uric acid