uricase

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noun

urate oxidase, an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate.

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Meanings

nounuricase (countable and uncountable, plural uricases)

plural uricases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryurate oxidase, an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to 5-hydroxyisourate.

Origin

From uric + -ase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

uricase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uricase

MLA

“uricase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uricase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uricase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uricase.

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