Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A blue coloring matter occasionally found in alkaline urine in cases of inflammation of the bladder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol. Chem.) A body identical with indigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry A substance identical with
indigo , occasionally found in theurine indegeneration of thekidneys . It is readily formed byoxidation ordecomposition ofindican .
Etymologies
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uro- and Latin glaucus bright.
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