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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 acid" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF URIC ACID

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF URIC ACID

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Uric acid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES URIC ACID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

uric acid

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 acid in the English dictionary

The definition of uric acid in the dictionary is a white odourless tasteless crystalline product of protein metabolism, present in the blood and urine; 2,6,8-trihydroxypurine. Formula: C5H4N4O3.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE URIC ACID

urial
uric
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 ACID

acetic acid
acid
adipic acid
amino acid
ascorbic acid
carboxylic acid
citric acid
essential amino acid
fatty acid
folic acid
gamma-aminobutyric acid
hyaluronic acid
hydrochloric acid
hydroxy acid
lactic acid
lysergic acid
nonessential amino acid
nucleic acid
omega-3 fatty acid
sulfuric acid
trichloroacetic acid

Synonyms and antonyms of uric acid in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «uric acid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF URIC ACID

Find out the translation of uric acid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uric acid 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 acid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尿酸
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ácido úrico
570 millions of speakers

English

uric acid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यूरिक एसिड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حمض اليوريك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мочевая кислота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ácido úrico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউরিক এসিড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

acide urique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

asid urik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Harnsäure
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

尿酸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요산
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asam urat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

acid uric
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யூரிக் அமிலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युरिक अम्ल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ürik asit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acido urico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kwas moczowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сечова кислота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acidul uric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουρικό οξύ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uriensuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urinsyra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urinsyre
5 millions of speakers

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The term «uric acid» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.855 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uric acid

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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 ACID»

Discover the use of uric acid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uric acid 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:
Treatment for high uric acid doesn't have to depend on drugs; there are natural solutions out there. But whichever you choose, high uric acid needs treatment because they can lead to some serious complications. Here, you'll get an overview ...
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 ACID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uric acid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Recovering female stroke victims may benefit from uric acid
At the time, the results of the study interpreted the addition of uric acid therapy to neither increase the well-being of recovering stroke patients or lead to any ... «Medical News Today, 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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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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New culprit identified in metabolic syndrome
Normally, GLUT9 (green) is abundant in the membranes of cells lining the interior of the gut, where it transports uric acid out of the body. Mice lacking GLUT9 ... «Washington University in St. Louis News, Aug 14»
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What Is Uric Acid?
To understand what can go wrong with uric acid, you first need to know where this chemical comes from — purines. The purines that break down to form uric ... «LiveScience.com, Apr 14»

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