urobenˈzoic, a. Chem.
[ad. mod.L. urobenzoic-us: see uro-1 and benzoic a.]
urobenzoic acid, hippuric acid.
| 1836 Brande Chem. (ed. 4) 1179 The urine of the rhinoceros:..the clear portion,..on the addition of muriatic acid, deposits urobenzoic acid. 1858 Copland Dict. Pract. Med. III. 1204 Urobenzoic acid exists chiefly in the urine of herbivorous animals. |