"orotic acid" meaning in All languages combined

See orotic acid on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɒˌɹɒt.ɪk ˈas.ɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /əˌɹɑt.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ [General-American] Forms: orotic acids [plural]
Rhymes: -æsɪd Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀρός (orós, “whey”) + -ic acid. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ὀρός|-ic|lang1=grc|t1=whey}} Ancient Greek ὀρός (orós, “whey”) + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} orotic acid (plural orotic acids)
  1. (biochemistry) A crystalline acid which was discovered in milk and is a growth factor for various microorganisms (as Lactobacillus bulgaricus) and an intermediate in pyrimidine biosynthesis; uracil-6-carboxylic acid, C₅H₄N₂O₄. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Derived forms: orotate, orotic Translations (pyrimidine carboxylic acid): àcid oròtic [masculine] (Catalan), oroottihappo (Finnish), acido orotico (Italian)

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