ALLANTOINE

n. A?l-a?n'to-i2n, Lat., all an to in a. Fr., all an toïne. Ger., All an toïn. It, Sp, all an to in a, Syn,: allantoic (or amniotic) acid. A colorle crystalline body found in the allantoic fluid of the cow, in the urine of new-born children, and occasionally in the urine of adults, especially after the ingestion of tannic or uric acid, and in some pathological conditions. It has also been discovered in the young leaves of the plane-tree. Artificially it may be produced from uric acid by the action of water and peroxide of lead. It acts like an acid, forming salts with metallic oxides, encre Be DER om bing) with acids, Formula: CyHgN,Og =Co (NH — CHS NH = Lash =COGWH_ co> NH? CO. [B, 2, 3.} $ nitration Fr., azotate @allantoine. Ger,, sal peters aures All an toïn. A compound of a, with nitric acid, of the constitution C,H,N,03. HNOs. [B, 2.] ALL AN TOÏQUE (Fr.), adj. A%l-la%n-to-ek, See ALLANTOIC.