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Webster 1913 Edition


Urate

U′rate

,
Noun.
[Cf. F.
urate
.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A salt of uric acid;
as, sodium
urate
; ammonium
urate
.

Definition 2024


urate

urate

English

The white portion of Komodo dragons' excrement is urate.

Noun

urate (plural urates)

  1. (chemistry) Any salt of uric acid.
    The deposition of urate crystals in the joints leads to gout.

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