Phrase guide

uric acid

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: acid

History

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: àcid úric — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Chinese Mandarin: 尿酸 (niàosuān) — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Czech: kyselina močová — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Danish: urinsyre — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Dutch: urinezuur — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Finnish: virtsahappo — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • French: acide urique — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • German: Harnsäure — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Hungarian: húgysav — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Indonesian: asam urat — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Italian: acido urico — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Japanese: 尿酸 (nyōsan) — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Macedonian: мочна киселина (močna kiselina) — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Malay: asid urik — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Norwegian Bokmål: urinsyre — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: urinsyre — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Polish: kwas moczowy — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Portuguese: ácido úrico — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Romanian: acid uric — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Russian: мочева́я кислота́ (močevája kislotá) — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Spanish: ácido úrico — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Thai: กรดยูริก — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound
  • Turkish: ürik asit — bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound