uric acid

noun

: a white odorless and tasteless nearly insoluble acid C₅H₄N₄O₃ that is the chief nitrogenous waste present in the urine especially of birds, reptiles, and insects, is present in small quantity in human urine, and occurs pathologically in renal calculi and the tophi of gout

Examples of uric acid in a Sentence

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The filter would keep salt levels low and pull out compounds found in urine like urea, uric acid, ammonia, and calcium. —Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024

They are made up of uric acid, an end product of normal metabolism. —Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 10 July 2024

The drug also led to a reduction in serum uric acid — a chemical that can build up in the bloodstream, causing health problems, and has been associated with obesity, according to Dr. Linong Ji, director of the Peking University Diabetes Center, who presented the findings. —Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 23 June 2024

Epidemiological studies showed that in addition to ATL, exposure to PFAS is linked to other biomarkers of fatty liver disease, like cholesterol, triglycerides, and uric acid. —Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 11 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

uric acid

noun

: a white odorless nitrogen-containing acid that is present only in small quantities in the urine of mammals but is the chief form in which nitrogen is eliminated from the body especially of birds, reptiles, and insects

Medical Definition

uric acid

noun

: a white odorless nearly insoluble weak acid C₅H₄N₄O₃ that is present in small quantity in mammalian urine as an end product of purine metabolism, is present abundantly in the form of urates in the excreta of most lower vertebrates and invertebrates as the chief nitrogenous waste, and occurs pathologically in renal calculi and the tophi of gout