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urocyanin

urocyanin noun: a blue pigment sometimes observed in the urine in certain diseases, especially scarlet fever.

Noun

urocyanin (uncountable)

  1. A blue pigment sometimes observed in the urine in certain diseases, especially scarlet fever.

Origin of urocyanin

From uro- + cyanin?

Questions about urocyanin

What does urocyanin mean?
Urocyanin means a blue pigment sometimes observed in the urine in certain diseases, especially scarlet fever.
What part of speech is urocyanin?
Urocyanin is a noun.

Words near urocyanin in the dictionary

  1. urocordylids
  2. urocortin
  3. urocortins
  4. urocortisone
  5. uroculture
  6. urocyanin
  7. urocyclid
  8. urocyclids
  9. urocyst
  10. urocystic
  11. urocystis

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