Meanings
nounhippuric acid (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA benzoyl derivative of glycine; it occurs in urine, especially that of herbivores. Its potential as a biomarker in humans is being studied.
Synonyms: urobenzoic acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA benzoyl derivative of glycine; it occurs in urine, especially that of herbivores. Its potential as a biomarker in humans is being studied.
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Origin
From hipp- + -uria + -ic + acid, named for the horse (as an archetype of the quadruped herbivores) by Justus von Liebig in 1829.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 馬尿酸 /马尿酸
- 馬尿酸 /马尿酸 (mǎniàosuān)hippuric acid
Hungarian hippursav
- hippursavhippuric acid
Japanese 馬尿酸
- 馬尿酸 (banyōsan)hippuric acid
Romanian acid hipuric
- acid hipurichippuric acid
Swedish hippursyra
- hippursyrahippuric acid
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hippuric acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippuric%20acid
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“hippuric acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippuric%20acid. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hippuric acid,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hippuric%20acid.
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