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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A semisolid compound, C5H4N4O3, that is a nitrogenous end product of protein and purine metabolism and is the chief nitrogenous component of the urine in birds, terrestrial reptiles, and insects.

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  • noun chemistry a bicyclic heterocyclic phenolic compound, formed in the body by the metabolism of protein and excreted in the urine (or in avian faeces)

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  • noun a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine

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