uric acid
noun1
Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences 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
- Related terms
- hippuric acid, gout, guano
- Coordinate terms
- urate