[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uric.html)

[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / uric

[← U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/U/)

# uric

«uric» in Mova's school dictionary: **to do with urine (wee)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (uric; only before a noun)

### meaning for a pupil

Uric means to do with urine (wee). It is used mainly in «uric acid», a waste chemical made in the body and taken out in urine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uric/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in science and medicine: «uric acid». Too much uric acid can cause gout, a painful joint illness; bird droppings are white because of uric acid.

### examples

- Uric acid is a waste product made by the body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uric/#x1)
- Bird droppings are white because they contain uric acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uric/#x2)
- The doctor tested the man's blood for uric acid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uric/#x3)
- Too much uric acid can cause gout in the toes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uric/#x4)
- Reptiles get rid of waste as uric acid to save water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uric/#x5)
- The kidneys help remove uric acid from the blood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uric/#x6)

### note

Pronounced YOOR-ik. A science word, almost only in «uric acid». Related: «urine», «urinary».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «uric» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uric/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.