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Where does “uric” come from?

Uric comes from French urique, which relates to urine and the chemical compounds found within it.

uric (English): Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from...

Ancestry of “uric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchuriqueuric; ureic

Words derived from “uric”

  • hyperuricemia
  • hippuric
  • hyperuricaemia
  • uricase
  • hippurate
  • hyperuricemic
  • hypouricemia
  • hyperuricaemic
  • hypouricemic
  • uricemia
  • glycoluril
  • hypouricaemia
  • oxaluric acid
  • pyrouric
  • glycoluric
  • isouric acid
  • uroxanate
  • uroxanic
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