urate

[yoor-eyt]

noun

Chemistry.

1. a salt of uric acid.

urate

/ ˈjʊəreɪt, jʊˈrætɪk /

noun

1. any salt or ester of uric acid

Other Word Forms

• uratic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of urate¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; ur(ic acid) + -ate ²

Example Sentences

They transform some of those same nitrogen-based compounds into solids known as "urates," which are expelled through a shared opening called the cloaca.

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My blood test confirmed the doctor’s suspicions; monosodium urate monohydrate crystals had gathered at my ankle like unwanted relatives.

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"The findings support more research on whether raising the level of urate in people with early Parkinson's may slow the disease down," Gao added.

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Instead of excreting nitrogenous waste in liquid urine, they drop little powdery white crystals called urates.

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But a few other substances — a vaccine against a protein called alpha-synuclein, a blood pressure drugcalled isradipine, and inosine, a supplement that raises urate levels, are showing promise in clinical trials now underway.

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