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hippuric acid

hippuric acid noun: a benzoyl derivative of glycine; it occurs in urine, especially that of herbivores. Its potential as a biomarker in humans is being studied.

Noun

hippuric acid (uncountable)

  1. A benzoyl derivative of glycine; it occurs in urine, especially that of herbivores. Its potential as a biomarker in humans is being studied.
    Synonyms:
    urobenzoic acid

Synonyms of hippuric acid

Origin of hippuric acid

From hipp- + -uria + -ic + acid, named for the horse (as an archetype of the quadruped herbivores) by Justus von Liebig in 1829.

Questions about hippuric acid

What does hippuric acid mean?
Hippuric acid means a benzoyl derivative of glycine; it occurs in urine, especially that of herbivores. Its potential as a biomarker in humans is being studied.
What part of speech is hippuric acid?
Hippuric acid is a noun.

Words near hippuric acid in the dictionary

  1. Hipps
  2. hippurate
  3. hippurates
  4. hippuria
  5. hippuric
  6. hippuric acid
  7. hippuricase
  8. hippurid
  9. hippurids
  10. hippuristanol
  11. hippuristanolide

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