PURPURIC ACID

A substance resulting from the action of nitric acid upon uric acid; it forms deep red or purple compounds with most bases. PURPURlFERS,PM»7)M»vJ(?rrt. (Lat.purpura, purple, fero, I bear.) The name of a family of Gastropodous Mollusks, including those species which secrete the purple substance forming the celebrated dye of the ancients. [s. 1013]