Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of, relating to, or derived from urine: "uric" describes something that is present in, connected to, or obtained from urine.
   • Specifically denoting a type of acid: Most commonly used in the term "uric acid," a chemical compound that is a normal waste product found in urine and blood.

Usage

• The adjective "uric" is almost exclusively used in scientific, medical, or biochemical contexts. It is rarely used alone and is most frequently found in the compound term "uric acid."
• It describes the origin or relation of a substance to urine.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The lab test measures the level of uric acid in the blood.
  • Gout is caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints.
  • Uric compounds are nitrogenous waste products.

Advanced Usage

• "Uric acid": This is the standard and primary usage. It refers to a specific organic acid (C₅H₄N₄O₃) that is the end product of purine metabolism in humans and some other animals.
  • High levels of uric acid can lead to health problems like kidney stones.

Variants and Related Words

• Urate (noun): A salt or ester of uric acid.
  • Sodium urate is one form of crystal that can deposit in tissues.
• Uricaemia (noun, chiefly British: Uricemia): The presence of uric acid in the blood.
• Hyperuricemia (noun): An abnormally high level of uric acid in the blood.

Synonyms

• There are no direct common-language synonyms for the adjective "uric." In technical contexts, urinary can sometimes relate to a similar concept of origin but is not a precise synonym, as "uric" specifies a chemical component.
  • Urinary (adj): Pertaining to urine or the organs that produce and excrete it (e.g., urinary tract).

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Uric acid diathesis: A medical term for a predisposition to form uric acid stones.
• Uric acid metabolism: The biochemical processes involved in the production and excretion of uric acid.

Notes

• The word "uric" itself is not typically used in idioms or phrasal verbs. Its usage is confined to technical terminology, primarily within the fixed phrase "uric acid."

Adjective

1. in or relating to or obtained from urine
   • uric acid