UROCHROME

Etymology

Noun

urochrome (countable and uncountable, plural urochromes)

(biochemistry) A pigment that causes the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood's haemoglobin and is removed by the kidneys.

Source: Wiktionary


U"ro*chrome, n. Etym: [1st uro- + Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)

Definition: A yellow urinary pigment, considered by Thudichum as the only pigment present in normal urine. It is regarded by Maly as identical with urobilin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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