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Noun: uric acid  'yû-rik 'a-sid
  1. A white tasteless odourless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine
    "High levels of uric acid in the blood can lead to gout"

Derived forms: uric acids

Type of: acid

Encyclopedia: Uric acid