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urocanic

urocanic adjective: of or pertaining to urocanic acid or its derivatives.

Adjective

urocanic (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to urocanic acid or its derivatives

Origin of urocanic

From Latin urina (“urine”) + canis (“dog”), the acid being first isolated from canine urine. By surface analysis, uro- + Latin can(is) + -ic.

Phrases with urocanic

Questions about urocanic

What does urocanic mean?
Urocanic means of or pertaining to urocanic acid or its derivatives.
What part of speech is urocanic?
Urocanic is an adjective.

Words near urocanic in the dictionary

  1. uroboroses
  2. urocanase
  3. urocanases
  4. urocanate
  5. urocanates
  6. urocanic
  7. urocanic acid
  8. urocardiac
  9. urocele
  10. uroceles
  11. urochloralic acid

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