URINES
Noun
urines
plural of urine
Anagrams
• Ursine, insure, inures, nursie, rusine, ursine
Source: Wiktionary
URINE
U"rine, n. Etym: [F. urine, L. urina; akin to urinari to plunge under
water, to dive, Gr. var water, Icel. drizzling rain, AS. wær the
sea.] (Physiol.)
Definition: In mammals, a fluid excretion from the kidneys; in birds and
reptiles, a solid or semisolid excretion.
Note: In man, the urine is a clear, transparent fluid of an amber
color and peculiar odor, with an average density of 1.02. The average
amount excreted in 24 hours is from 40 to 60 ounces (about 1,200
cubic centimeters). Chemically, the urine is mainly an aqueous
solution of urea, salt (sodium chloride), and uric acid, together
with some hippuric acid and peculiar pigments. It usually has an acid
reaction, owing to the presence of acid phosphates of soda or free
uric acid. Normally, it contains about 960 parts of water to 40 parts
of solid matter, and the daily average excretion is 35 grams (540
grains) of urea, 0.75 gram (11 grains) of uric acid, and 16.5 grams
(260 grains) of salt. Abnormally, it may contain sugar as in
diabetes, albumen as in Bright's disease, bile pigments as in
jaundice, or abnormal quantities of some one or more of the normal
constituents.
U"rine, v. i.
Definition: To urinate. [Obs.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition