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 the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is readily formed by oxidation or decomposition of indican.

Etymologies

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uro- and Latin glaucus bright.

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