uricotelic

uricotelic

 [u″rĭ-ko-tel´ik]

having uric acid as the chief excretory product of nitrogen metabolism.

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u·ri·co·tel·ic

(yūr'i-kō-tel'ik),

Producing uric acid as the chief excretory product of nitrogen metabolism.

[urico- + G. telos, end]

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uricotelic

(yo͝or′ĭ-kō-tĕl′ĭk)

adj.

Excreting uric acid as the chief component of nitrogenous waste.

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u′ri·co·tel′ism (-kō-tĕl′ĭz′əm, -kŏt′l-) n.

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uricotelic

(of animals) excreting uric acid as the end product of the breakdown of amino acids. Such excretion is characteristic of embryonic development in a shell, where waste products must be stored.

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