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What they smell isn't the emotion of fear. What dogs can smell is the changes in a person's skin that suggest fear to the dog, anxiety, the way your skin sweats, the amount of uric acid that suddenly pours out of your pores.
Robert Crais

Meaning of "uric" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD URIC

From uro-1 + -ic.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF URIC

uric  [ˈjʊərɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF URIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uric is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES URIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

uric

Uric acid

Uric acid is a heterocyclic compound of carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen with the formula C5H4N4O3. It forms ions and salts known as urates and acid urates such as ammonium acid urate. Uric acid is a product of the metabolic breakdown of purine nucleotides. High blood concentrations of uric acid can lead to gout. The chemical is associated with other medical conditions including diabetes and the formation of ammonium acid urate kidney stones.

Definition of uric in the English dictionary

The definition of uric in the dictionary is of, concerning, or derived from urine.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH URIC


albuminuric
ˌælbjʊmɪnˈjʊərɪk
anuric
ænˈjʊərɪk
barbituric
ˌbɑːbɪˈtjʊərɪk
caesuric
sɪˈzjʊərɪk
dysuric
dɪsˈjʊərɪk
glucosuric
ˌɡluːkəʊˈsjʊərɪk
hippuric
hɪˈpjʊərɪk
hydrosulphuric
ˌhaɪdrəʊˌsʌlˈfjʊərɪk
intratelluric
ˌɪntrətəˈljʊərɪk
melanuric
ˌmɛləˈnjʊərɪk
mercuric
mɜːˈkjʊərɪk
phenylketonuric
ˌfiːnaɪlˌkiːtəʊˈnjʊərɪk
phosphaturic
ˌfɑsfəˈtjʊərɪk
polyuric
ˌpɒlɪˈjʊərɪk
pyrosulphuric
ˌpaɪrəʊsʌlˈfjʊərɪk
sulfuric
sʌlˈfjʊərɪk
sulphuric
sʌlˈfjʊərɪk
thermoduric
ˌθɜːməʊˈdjʊərɪk
thiosulphuric
ˌθaɪəʊsʌlˈfjʊərɪk
uricosuric
ˌjʊərɪkəʊˈsjʊərɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE URIC

urial
uric acid
uricase
uricosuric
uricotelic
uricotelism
uridine
uridine monophosphate
uridylic acid
Uriel
Urim and Thummim
urinal
urinalyses
urinalysis
urinant
urinaries
urinary
urinary bladder
urinary tract
urinate

WORDS THAT END LIKE URIC

asymmetric
atmospheric
centric
eccentric
electric
eric
fabric
gastric
generic
geometric
historic
hydrochloric
lyric
metric
numeric
pediatric
psychiatric
rhetoric
symmetric
toric

Synonyms and antonyms of uric in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «uric» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF URIC

Find out the translation of uric to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uric from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uric» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尿酸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

úrico
570 millions of speakers

English

uric
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यूरिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليوريك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мочевая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

úrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউরিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

urique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Urik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Harn-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

尿
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Urik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về nước đái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யூரிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मूत्राचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ürik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

urico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

moczowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сечова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

uric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουρικού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uriensuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uric
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uric

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «URIC»

The term «uric» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.282 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «URIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «uric» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «uric» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uric

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QUOTES WITH «URIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uric.
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Robert Crais
What they smell isn't the emotion of fear. What dogs can smell is the changes in a person's skin that suggest fear to the dog, anxiety, the way your skin sweats, the amount of uric acid that suddenly pours out of your pores.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «URIC»

Discover the use of uric in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uric and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uric Acid
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Francis H. McCrudden, 2008
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Primer on Kidney Diseases
In humans, uric acid is the end product of purine metabolism. Although uric acid provides an efficient means of eliminating nitrogen (containing twice the nitrogen per mole as does urea), uric acid has been retained as the principal source of ...
Arthur Greenberg, Alfred K. Cheung, 2005
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Basic Skills in Interpreting Laboratory Data
Serum Uric acid Reference range: 3.4–7 mg/dL or 202–416 mmol/Lfor males > 17years old; 2.4–6 mg/dL or 143–357 mmol/Lforfemales >17years old Uric acid is the metabolic end-product of the purine bases of DNA. In humans, uric acid is not ...
Mary Lee, 2009
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Diseases of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
Uric acid is a weak acid trioxypurine with a molecular weight of 168 that is composed of a pyrimidine and imidazole substructure with oxygen molecules. It is produced during the metabolism of purines, and specifically, is generated by the ...
Robert W. Schrier, 2007
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Clinical Laboratory Medicine
Plasma creatine is increased with muscle necrosis and most muscle diseases, but the utilization of plasma creatine measurements has declined sharply in favor of the analysis of muscle enzymes such as creatine phosphokinase. URIC ACID  ...
Kenneth D. McClatchey, 2002
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Understanding Uric Acid:
High uric acid in blood treatment doesn't have to include expensive drugs with their nasty side effects. Treatment for high uric acid can be totally natural. Here, you'll not only learn about the cause of high uric acid in blood and its mainstream  ...
V.T., 2014
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Advances in Food and Nutrition Research
G. URIC ACID DETERMINATION The excreta of stored product insects are composed primarily of uric acid. However, in some species, the presence of other purines in lesser proportions has been reported. Ammonia is found in the excreta of ...
Steve Taylor, 2005
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Chesley's Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
Most important, the plasma uric acid was completely restored to normal pregnancy levels by the drug, 6.9 to 3.2 mg%. Thus, by correcting the augmented renal reabsorption of uric acid in preeclampsia, the elevated circulating levels of the ...
James M. Roberts, F. Gary Cunningham, Marshall D. Lindheimer, 2009
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Critical Care Nephrology
Allopurinol specifically inhibits xanthine oxidase, which catalyzes the metabolism of xanthine to uric acid, thereby preventing uric acid formation. Uric acid formation is thus stopped, and the existing uric acid is slowly excreted over 2 to 3 days.
Claudio Ronco, Rinaldo Bellomo, John A. Kellum, 2008
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The Treatment of Modern Western Medical Diseases with ...
Formerly known as "the disease of kings," gout is caused by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints of the hands, wrists, elbows, knees, ankles, and feet, and particularly the big toe. Symptoms include sudden, severe, pain and tenderness ...
Bob Flaws, Philippe Sionneau, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «URIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uric is used in the context of the following news items.
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Recovering female stroke victims may benefit from uric acid
Dr. Chamorro and her colleagues re-analyzed 2014 data based on URIC-ICTUS, a randomized double-blind trial of patients admitted to stroke centers in Spain. «Medical News Today, Jul 15»
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The association between serum uric acid levels, metabolic …
Uric acid is a final enzymatic product from purine degradation in humans. During the past several decades, the prevalence of hyperuricemia appears to be ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
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Uric Acid May Limit Stroke Disability In Women
THURSDAY, July 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Women who suffer a stroke may have better odds of recovering without disabilities if they're given uric acid along ... «WebMD, Jul 15»
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AstraZeneca Records Reduced Serum Uric Acid Levels In Phase III …
(RTTNews.com) - AstraZeneca Plc (AZN.L) Saturday announced positive results for its phase III Crystal study of lesinurad, a selective uric acid re-absorption ... «Nasdaq, Jun 15»
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Are You Suffering From Gout? Apple Cider Vinegar May Help
Gout is a painful kind of arthritis caused by increased levels of uric acid in the blood. The uric acid crystallizes and lodges in the joints of the body causing ... «Youth Health Magzine, May 15»
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Gout's Silver Lining: A Lower Risk of Alzheimer's?
"Our work shows the potential protective effect of a high level of uric acid and gout against the development of Alzheimer's disease," said Dr. Hyon Choi, ... «WebMD, Mar 15»
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CymaBay drug not better than current care in reducing uric acid
CymaBay Therapeutics Inc said its experimental gout drug did not reduce uric acid levels better than the current standard of care, reducing chances of ... «Reuters, Feb 15»
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Home Remedies To Treat Excess Uric Acid In Men
What is uric acid? It is a waste product excreted from the body via urine. And where does it come from? Purines. Purines are manufactured in the human body ... «BoldSky, Jan 15»
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Montmorency tart cherry juice lowered blood uric acid levels and a …
A new study published in the Journal of Functional Foods is the first to report consumption of Montmorency tart cherries caused changes in uric acid metabolism, ... «EurekAlert, Oct 14»
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Gout & Uric Acid Education Society Introduces New Interactive Quiz …
The Gout & Uric Acid Education Society (GUAES) is a nonprofit organization of health care professionals dedicated to educating the public and health care ... «The Providence Journal, Sep 14»

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