uroˈxanthin Chem.
(jʊərəˈzænθɪn)
Also -ine.
[a. G. uroxanthin (Heller): see uro-1 and xanthine. Cf. F. uroxanthine.]
= indican.
| 1846 G. Bird Urin. Deposits (ed. 2) 73 Heller has lately given the name of uroxanthin to the reputed pigment, but which he has not succeeded in separating. 1858 Thudichum Urine 4 The lemon-yellow colour, sometimes met with in cholera, or in spinal disease, is due to the presence of an excess of uroxanthine. 1889 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VII. 416/2 Urine indican (Heller's uroxanthin and the indogen of Thudichum) is not a pigment. |