ATOPHAN
\ˈatɒfən], \ˈatɒfən], \ˈa_t_ɒ_f_ə_n]\
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Phenylquinolincarboxylic acid; C9H5N. A slightly bitter, insoluble crystalline substance, having the property of stimulating the kidneys to an increased secretion of urine and an increased output of uric acid, even on a purin-free diet; hence used in gout.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).