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uroglaucin

uroglaucin noun: a substance, apparently the same as indigo, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican.

Noun

uroglaucin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A substance, apparently the same as indigo, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican.

Origin of uroglaucin

From uro-, Latin glaucus (“bright”), + -in.

Questions about uroglaucin

What does uroglaucin mean?
Uroglaucin means a substance, apparently the same as indigo, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican.
What part of speech is uroglaucin?
Uroglaucin is a noun.

Words near uroglaucin in the dictionary

  1. urogenital sinuses
  2. urogenitally
  3. urogenitals
  4. urogenitary
  5. urogenous
  6. uroglaucin
  7. urogomphi
  8. urogomphus
  9. urogonadal
  10. urografin
  11. urografins

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