Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uric acid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: uric acid
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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)

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

urate uricacidemia uricaciduria

Phrases

hippuric acid

Frequently Paired Words

hippuric acid gout guano urate

Synonyms

lithic acid rosacic acid

Questions

What does uric acid mean?: 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)

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