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urate

[ yoor-eyt ]
/ ˈyʊər eɪt /

noun Chemistry.

a salt of uric acid.

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Origin of urate

First recorded in 1790–1800; ur(ic acid) + -ate2

OTHER WORDS FROM urate

u·rat·ic [yoo-rat-ik], /yʊˈræt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby urate

uranyl, urarthritis, Urartian, Urartu, urase, urate, uratemia, urate oxidase, uratosis, uraturia, Urawa
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British Dictionary definitions for urate

urate
/ (ˈjʊəreɪt) /

noun

any salt or ester of uric acid

Derived forms of urate

uratic (jʊˈrætɪk), adjective
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Medical definitions for urate

urate
[ yur′āt′ ]

n.

A salt of uric acid.
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