uroglaucin

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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.

OriginLatin glaucus →
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Meanings

nounuroglaucin (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablechemistryA 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

  1. Latinglaucus“bright”
  2. Englishuroglaucin

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

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uroglaucin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uroglaucin

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Chicago

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