pellucid

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In the two last the urine is pellucid, and contains no sugar.

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  1. adjective Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent. See Synonyms at clear.
  2. adjective Transparently clear in style or meaning: pellucid prose.

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  1. Latin pellūcidus, from pellūcēre, to shine through : per-, through; see per- + lūcēre, to shine; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French pellucide, from Latin pellucidus, perlucidus, transparent, from pellucere, perlucer, shine through, be transparent, from per, through, + lucere, shine: see lucent, lucid.
 

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/pɛˈljusɪd/
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