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Purpuric
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Of or pertaining to purpura. Dunglison.
2. Pertaining to or designating, a nitrogenous acid contained in uric acid. It is not known in the pure state, but forms well-known purple-red compounds (as murexide), whence its name.