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Murexan
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide, alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish, crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; - called also uramil, dialuramide, and formerly purpuric acid.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Murexan'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/murexan.html. 1828.