murexide

[myoo-rek-sahyd, -sid]

mu·rex·ide

[myoo-rek-sahyd, -sid]
noun Chemistry.
a reddish-purple, crystalline, sparingly water-soluble solid, C8H8N6O6, having a green luster, formerly used as a dye.


Origin:
1830–40; murex + -ide
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Murexide is always a great word to know.
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the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule
a double sulfate analogous to potassium alum, as aluminum ammonium sulfate, with the formula R2SO4?X2(SO4)3?24H2O, where R is alkali metal or ammonium
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