UROCANIC ACID


Meaning of UROCANIC ACID in English

Pronunciation: ˌ yu ̇ r- ə - ' k ā -nik-, - ' ka-

Function: noun

Etymology: 1 ur- + can ine + -ic; from its being first obtained from the urine of a dog

Date: circa 1903

: a crystalline acid C 6 H 6 N 2 O 2 that is normally present in human skin

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