What is "uroxanic"

Uroxanic \U`rox*an"ic\, a. [Uric + alloxan.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H8N4O6, which is obtained, as a white crystalline substance, by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.

a. (context chemistry English) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C₅H₈N₄O₆, which is obtained by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.