uroglaucin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

uroglaucin

Etymology

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

Related words

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