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DMI ref. omg064     Image title: Hippuric acid crystals | 13.48

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Hippuric acid, (CAS# 495-69-2, N-Benzoylglycine) was first identified in 1773, and is an organic acid found in the urine of horses and other herbivores, as might be guessed from its name.

Crossed polars.