urochrome
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
Translations[edit]
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
urochrome m (plural urochromes)
Further reading[edit]
- “urochrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.