uric acid

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === uric acid (uncountable) (biochemistry, organic chemistry) 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) ==== Synonyms ==== lithic acid rosacic acid ==== Coordinate terms ==== urate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution) ==== Related terms ==== hippuric acid ==== Translations ==== === See also === gout guano === Anagrams === aciduric