Meanings
nounorotic acid (plural orotic acids)
plural orotic acids
- biochemistryA crystalline acid which was discovered in milk and is a growth factor for various microorganisms (as Lactobacillus bulgaricus) and an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis; uracil-6-carboxylic acid, C₅H₄N₂O₄.
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὀρός (orós, “whey”) + -ic acid.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan àcid oròtic
- àcid oròticpyrimidine carboxylic acid
Finnish oroottihappo
- oroottihappopyrimidine carboxylic acid
Italian acido orotico
- acido oroticopyrimidine carboxylic acid
Swedish orotsyra
- orotsyrapyrimidine carboxylic acid
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with orotic acid
acidplacidantacidflaccidalendronic acidamidotrizoic acidaminocaproic acidaminosalicylic acidbarbituric aciddiaciddiatrizoic acidetidronic acidglycyrrhizic acidhydracidhydrochloric acidhyperacidhypoacidiopanoic acidiopodic acidisethionic acidjassidmonacidmonoacidmycophenolic acid
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
orotic acid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orotic%20acid
MLA
“orotic acid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orotic%20acid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orotic acid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orotic%20acid.
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