uric acid

noun

a bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound, formed in the body by the metabolism of protein and excreted in the urine (or in faeces, as in birds and insects)

Similar
lithic acidrosacic acid
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Meanings

nounuric acid (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistrya bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound, formed in the body by the metabolism of protein and excreted in the urine (or in faeces, as in birds and insects)

    Synonyms: lithic acid, rosacic acid

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound, formed in the body by the metabolism of protein and excreted in the urine (or in faeces, as in birds and insects)

Similar
lithic acidrosacic acid

Translations

Catalan àcid úric
  • àcid úricbicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Chinese Mandarin 尿酸
  • 尿酸 (niàosuān)bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Czech kyselina močová
  • kyselina močovábicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Danish urinsyre
  • urinsyrebicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Dutch urinezuur
  • urinezuurbicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Finnish virtsahappo
  • virtsahappobicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
French acide urique
  • acide uriquebicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
German Harnsäure
  • Harnsäurebicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Hungarian húgysav
  • húgysavbicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Indonesian asam urat
  • asam uratbicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Italian acido urico
  • acido uricobicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Japanese 尿酸
  • 尿酸 (nyōsan)bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Malay asid urik
  • asid urikbicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Norwegian Bokmål urinsyre
  • urinsyrebicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Polish kwas moczowy
  • kwas moczowybicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Portuguese ácido úrico
  • ácido úricobicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Romanian acid uric
  • acid uricbicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Russian мочева́я кислота́
  • мочева́я кислота́ (močevája kislotá)bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Spanish ácido úrico
  • ácido úricobicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Thai กรดยูริก
  • กรดยูริกbicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
Turkish ürik asit
  • ürik asitbicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
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APA

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Chicago

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