pseudouric acid

noun

pseu·​do·​uric acid

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: a crystalline acid C₅H₆N₄O₄ related to uric acid; 5-ureido-barbituric acid

Word History

Etymology

pseudouric International Scientific Vocabulary pseud- + uric

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