ornithuric, a. Chem.
(ɔːnɪˈθjʊərɪk)
[f. ornitho- + uric.]
In ornithuric acid, C19H20N2O4, an acid extracted from the excrement of birds whose food has been mixed with benzoic acid; it crystallizes in small colourless anhydrous needles.
| 1881 Watts Dict. Chem. VIII. 1446 In constitution ornithuric acid is analogous to hippuric acid, being formed by the union of 2 mol. benzoic acid and 1 mol. ornithine, with elimination of 2 mol. water. |