uricolysis

uricolysis
\\ˌyu̇rəˈkäləsə̇s\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from uric- + -lysis
: breakdown of uric acid especially in the animal body

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uricolytic /yoor'i koh lit"ik/, adj.
/yoor'i kol"euh sis/, n. Biochem.
the decomposition of uric acid.
[URIC + -O- + -LYSIS]

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  • uricolysis — uricolytic /yoor i koh lit ik/, adj. /yoor i kol euh sis/, n. Biochem. the decomposition of uric acid. [URIC + O + LYSIS] * * * …   Universalium

  • uricolysis — Decomposition of uric acid. [urico + G. lysis, a loosening] * * * uri·col·y·sis .yu̇r i käl ə səs n, pl y·ses .sēz breakdown of uric acid esp. in the body * * * uri·col·y·sis (u″rĭ kolґĭ sis) [urico + lysis] the cleavage of uric… …   Medical dictionary

  • uricolysis — n. dissolution of uric acid …   English contemporary dictionary

  • uricolysis — uri·col·y·sis …   English syllables

  • uricolytic — Relating to or effecting the hydrolysis of uric acid. * * * uri·co·lyt·ic .yu̇r i kō lit ik adj of, relating to, or functioning in uricolysis <a uricolytic enzyme> …   Medical dictionary

  • ουρικόλυση — η φυσιολ. καταστροφή τών ουρικών αλάτων στον οργανισμό. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ., πρβλ. αγγλ. uricolysis (< ουρικό οξύ + λύση)] …   Dictionary of Greek

  • uricolytic — |yu̇rə̇kō|lik.ik adjective Etymology: uric + lytic : of, relating to, or functioning in uricolysis a uricolytic enzyme …   Useful english dictionary

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