hippuric acid

British

/ hɪˈpjʊərɪk /

noun

a crystalline solid excreted in the urine of mammals. Formula: C 9 H 9 NO 3

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Phenylpropionate and hippuric acid are produced when bacteria process phenylalanine, and they are associated with gut health and healthy body weight.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026

They were found to contain traces of the hippuric acid associated with animal, particularly ungulate, urine, and euxanthic acid—a possible by-product of the metabolic processing of mango leaves.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 27, 2018

Quinic acid, which is present in cranberries, is metabolized by the body into hippuric acid, a substance that in very high concentrations is toxic to E. coli, the pathogen most commonly to blame for U.T.I.s.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 29, 2016

So they don't like chlorine, or creatinine, or hippuric acid.

From The Verge ● Aug. 29, 2015

Passed.Density.Solids in urine.Hippuric acid.Urea.Nitrogen in hippuric acid and urea.Total nitrogen.Urea per day.Hippuric acid per week Lbs.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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