Urate

//ˈjʊəɹeɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any salt of uric acid.

    "The deposition of urate crystals in the joints leads to gout."

  2. 2
    a salt of uric acid wordnet

Example

More examples

"The deposition of urate crystals in the joints leads to gout."

Etymology

From uric acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Related phrases

uric acid

More for "urate"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.