urinary
(adjective) of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urine
urinary
(adjective) of or relating to the urinary system of the body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
urinary (not comparable)
Pertaining to urine, its production, function, or excretion.
Of or relating to the organs involved in the formation and excretion of urine.
urinary (plural urinaries)
(archaic) A urinary device or fixture: a urinal.
• See toilet and chamber pot
Source: Wiktionary
U"ri*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. urina urine: cf. F. urinaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to the urine; as, the urinary bladder; urinary excretions.
2. Resembling, or being of the nature of, urine. Urinary calculus (Med.), a concretion composed of some one or more crystalline constituents of the urine, liable to be found in any portion of the urinary passages or in the pelvis of the kidney.
– Urinary pigments, (Physiol. Chem.), certain colored substances, urochrome, or urobilin, uroerythrin, etc., present in the urine together with indican, a colorless substance which by oxidation is convertible into colored bodies.
U"ri*na*ry, n.
Definition: A urinarium; also, a urinal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 December 2024
(adjective) (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand; “temptation-proof”; “childproof locks”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
