urate

American

[yoor-eyt] / ˈyʊər eɪt /

noun

Chemistry.

a salt of uric acid.

urate British

/ ˈjʊəreɪt, jʊˈrætɪk /

noun

any salt or ester of uric acid

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

uratic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of urate

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

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