indican

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A glycoside obtained from plants of genus Indigofera, the source of natural indigo dye.
  2. An indigo-forming substance found in urine and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin); an indoxyl sulphate of potash.

Word forms

indican indicans

Etymology

See indigo.

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