urochrome

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noun

A pigment that causes the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood's haemoglobin and is removed by the kidneys.

OriginEnglish uro- ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- →
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Meanings

nounurochrome (countable and uncountable, plural urochromes)

plural urochromes

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA pigment that causes the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood's haemoglobin and is removed by the kidneys.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
urobilin

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  2. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  3. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  4. Englishuro-
  5. Englishurochrome

From uro- + -chrome.

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Translations

Finnish urokromi
  • urokromipigment
Cite this entry
APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urochrome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urochrome.

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