Definitions for biuret

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biuret bi·u·ret

Spelling: [bahy-yuh-ret, bahy-yuh-ret]

IPA: /ˌbaɪ yəˈrɛt, ˈbaɪ yəˌrɛt/

Biuret is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in biuret (beirtu).

Definitions for biuret

noun

1. a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.

Origin of biuret

German Biuret (1847); see bi-¹, urea, -uret

Examples for biuret

The absence of a biuret reaction would point in that direction and the question must await further study.

Inasmuch as most natural proteins contain several such groups, the biuret reaction is a very general test for proteins.

Amongst these is the biuret reaction: a pink colour obtained by adding a trace of copper sulphate and an excess of caustic soda.

On now testing a portion of the clear filtrate for peptone by the biuret test, not a trace of a reaction could be obtained.