UROCANIC ACID


Meaning of UROCANIC ACID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈkā-nik-, -ˈka- ]

noun

Etymology: ur- (I) + 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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