URICOSURIC

uricosuric

(adjective) acting to increase the excretion of uric acid in the urine

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

uricosuric (not comparable)

(medicine) Pertaining to gout suppressants that act directly on the renal tubule to increase the excretion of uric acid, thus reducing its concentrations in plasma.

Noun

uricosuric (plural uricosurics)

Any medicine of this kind.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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