urate

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/ˈjʊəɹeɪt/

noun

Any salt of uric acid.

“The deposition of urate crystals in the joints leads to gout.”

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Meanings

nounurate (plural urates)

plural urates

  1. chemistryAny salt of uric acid.

    The deposition of urate crystals in the joints leads to gout.

  2. archaicA solid powdered agricultural manure prepared by composting human urine by mixing it with various other ingredients (e.g., ground gypsum, lime, ashes) and then aging and drying the result.

Origin

From uric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 尿酸鹽 /尿酸盐
  • 尿酸鹽 /尿酸盐 (niàosuānyán)any salt of uric acid
Czech močan, urát
  • močanany salt of uric acid
  • urátany salt of uric acid
Finnish uraatti
  • uraattiany salt of uric acid
French urate
  • urateany salt of uric acid
Indonesian urat
  • uratany salt of uric acid
Japanese 尿酸塩
  • 尿酸塩 (nyōsan'en)any salt of uric acid
Polish moczan
  • moczanany salt of uric acid
Turkish ürat
  • üratany salt of uric acid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TauerUretaEtura
Cite this entry
APA

urate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urate

MLA

“urate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urate.

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