uric acid
noun
: a white odorless and tasteless nearly insoluble acid C5H4N4O3 that is the chief nitrogenous waste present in the urine especially of birds, reptiles, and insects, is present in small quantity in human urine, and occurs pathologically in renal calculi and the tophi of gout
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This excess weight can further promote uric acid production and decrease removal from your body.23
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Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Lithium compounds also dissolve uric acid, which doctors in the mid-1800s believed to be the cause of many illnesses.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Gout is caused by high levels of uric acid building up in the bloodstream over time.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
The white part is actually uric acid, a solid form of urine.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
Lithium compounds also dissolve uric acid, which doctors in the mid-1800s believed to be the cause of many illnesses.
—Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
Gout is caused by high levels of uric acid building up in the bloodstream over time.
—Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
The white part is actually uric acid, a solid form of urine.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Uric acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uric%20acid. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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