HIPPURIC ACID


Meaning of HIPPURIC ACID in English

(ˈ)hi|pyu̇rik- noun

Etymology: hipp- + -uric

: a white crystalline nitrogenous acid C 6 H 5 CONHCH 2 COOH formed in the liver as a detoxication product of benzoic acid and present in the urine of herbivorous animals and in small quantity in human urine — called also benzoylglycine

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