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.
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