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Uricase

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• Urico-

  urico- or uric- pref. Uric acid: uricolytic.

• Uricolysis

  noun, Biochemistry. 1. the decomposition of uric acid. uricolysis u·ri·col·y·sis (yur’ĭ-kŏl’ĭ-sĭs) n. Decomposition of uric acid. u’ri·co·lyt’ic (yur’ĭ-kō-lĭt’ĭk) adj.

• Uricosuria

  uricosuria u·ri·co·su·ri·a (yur’ĭ-kə-sur’ē-ə) n. The presence of excessive amounts of uric acid in the urine. u’ri·co·su’ric (-sur’ĭk) adj.

• Uricotelic

  uricotelic u·ri·co·tel·ic (yur’ĭ-kō-těl’ĭk) adj. Excreting uric acid as the chief component of nitrogenous waste.

• Uridine

  noun, Biochemistry. 1. a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil. noun 1. (biochem) a nucleoside present in all living cells in a combined form, esp in RNA uridine u·ri·dine (yur’ĭ-dēn’) n. A white odorless powder that is the nucleoside of uracil and is important in carbohydrate metabolism.

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