oxonic Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ox*on"ic adjective

Etymology

Prob. glyoxalic + carbonic.

Definitions

1. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (C4H5N3O4) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related.