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barbituric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bar-bi-turic
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to barbituric acid or its derivatives.

Etymology

From German Barbiturat. Perhaps from the name Barbara, or perhaps from Latin. The second element is uric.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

thiobarbituric

Synonyms

oxybarbituric

Questions

What does barbituric mean?
Of or pertaining to barbituric acid or its derivatives.
Where does barbituric come from?
It is traced to German.

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