urochrome

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-der.

Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō)

Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der.

English uro-

English -chrome

English urochrome

From uro- + -chrome.

Noun

urochrome (countable and uncountable, plural urochromes)

1. (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.

Translations

pigment

• Finnish: urokromi
• Gujarati: મૂત્રવર્ણ (mūtravarṇ)

French

Noun

urochrome m (plural urochromes)

1. urochrome

Further reading

• “urochrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012