uric acid
English
editNoun
edit- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) 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)
Synonyms
editCoordinate terms
edit- urate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)
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editTranslations
editbicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
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