uric acid

uric acid

English

Noun

uric acid (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) 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

• lithic acid
• rosacic acid

Related terms

• urate

Translations

bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound

Catalan: àcid úric m Chinese: Mandarin: 尿酸 (zh) (niàosuān) Czech: kyselina močová f Danish: urinsyre c Dutch: urinezuur (nl) Finnish: virtsahappo French: acide urique (fr) m German: Harnsäure (de) f Hungarian: húgysav (hu) Italian: acido urico (it) m Japanese: 尿酸 (ja) (にょうさん, nyōsan) Korean: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: Bokmål: urinsyre m or f Nynorsk: urinsyre f Polish: kwas moczowy m Portuguese: ácido úrico (pt) m Romanian: acid uric (ro) m Russian: мочева́я кислота́ (ru) f (močevája kislotá) Spanish: ácido úrico m Thai: กรดยูริก (th) Turkish: ürik asit (tr)

See also

• gout
• guano

Anagrams

• aciduric