Etymology:
Meaning:
1. Relating to urine: * Pertaining to the composition or properties of urine * Produced by or excreted in urine
2. Chemistry: * Any of a group of compounds, typically derived from purines, that are found in the excretions of animals and are soluble in water but insoluble in alcohol
Origin:
The term "uric" originally referred to compounds found in urine. The word entered English in the early 17th century. The earliest recorded use of the term in a chemical sense refers to uric acid, first isolated in 1776 by the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele.
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