Meaning Of The Word Uric acid

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uric acid in American English
a white, odorless, crystalline substance, C5H4N4O3, found in urine, the excreta of birds and reptiles, etc.: it is slightly soluble in water
noun: a compound, C5H4N4O3, present in mammalian urine in small amounts, and the principal nitrogenous component of the excrement of reptiles and birds, that in the form of its salts occurs in the joints in gout and as the major constituent of kidney stones

uric acid in British English
noun: a white odourless tasteless crystalline product of protein metabolism, present in the blood and urine; 2,6,8-trihydroxypurine. Formula: C5 H4N4 O3

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