uric acid

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ürik asit
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a bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound, formed in the body by the metabolism of protein and excreted in the urine (or in avian faeces)
A substance found in the blood and urine that is a by-product of protein metabolism
a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine
A compound containing nitrogen, found in the urine in certain animals, including reptiles
White paste-like waste produced by seabirds
a waste product in urine
A waste product created when the body digests and uses food and liquids
product of metabolism in a human body
Uric acid is the end product of urine breakdown; it is the major form in which metabolic nitrogen is excreted from the body
A breakdown product of purines that are part of many foods ("Purine," coined by chemist Emil Fischer in the 19th century, comes from the Latin PURUS (pure, clean) and New Latin URICUS (uric acid, from urine) All purines share the basic nine-membered ring structure) *
A semisolid compound, C, that is a nitrogenous end product of protein and purine metabolism and is the chief nitrogenous component of the urine in birds, terrestrial reptiles, and insects. Heterocyclic compound of the purine type, the end product of metabolism of the purines in nucleic acids in many animals, including humans. It is excreted by reptiles and birds as the chief nitrogenous end product of protein breakdown. Small quantities are normally found in human blood; in gout, levels are abnormally high. Uric acid is used industrially in organic synthesis
A by-product of purine metabolism related to the development of gout
The least toxic form of nitrogenous waste Almost insoluble in water, it is an adaptation for environments where water is scarce The white pasty material from birds that ends up on your car’s windshield is uric acid
A crystalline, slightly soluble substance found in the urine of flesh-eating animals in normal conditions
uric acid

    Hyphenation

    u·ric ac·id

    Turkish pronunciation

    yırîk äsıd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈyərək ˈasəd/ /ˈjɜrɪk ˈæsəd/
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