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u·rine

 (yo͝or′ĭn)
n.
The waste product secreted by the kidneys that in mammals is a yellow to amber-colored, slightly acidic fluid discharged from the body through the urethra.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ūrīna; see wē-r- in Indo-European roots.]
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urine

(ˈjʊərɪn)
n
(Biochemistry) the pale yellow slightly acid fluid excreted by the kidneys, containing waste products removed from the blood. It is stored in the urinary bladder and discharged through the urethra.
[C14: via Old French from Latin ūrīna; related to Greek ouron, Latin ūrīnāre to plunge under water]
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u•rine

(ˈyʊər ɪn)

n.
the waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in mammals as a slightly acid yellowish liquid, in birds and reptiles as a semisolid consisting mostly of uric acid.
[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Latin ūrīna]
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u·rine

(yo͝or′ĭn)
A liquid or semisolid substance containing waste products of metabolism that are filtered from the blood by the kidneys. In most mammals and some fish and birds, urine is stored in the urinary bladder and discharged from the body through the urethra.
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urine

Liquid waste excreted by the kidneys.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.urine - liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
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urine

noun
Related words
adjective uretic
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Translations
moč
urin
virtsa
urin
vizelet
òvag, hland
尿
소변
urina
šlapimasšlapimošlapimtakiųšlapintis
urīns
moč
seč
urin
น้ำปัสสาวะ
nước tiểu

urine

[ˈjʊərɪn] Norina f, orines mpl
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

urine

[ˈjʊərɪn] nurine f
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urine

nUrin m, → Harn m
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urine

[ˈjʊərɪn] norina
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

urine

(ˈjuːrin) noun
the waste fluid passed out of the body of animals from the bladder.
ˈurinary adjective
a urinary infection.
ˈurinate (ˈjuərineit) verb
to pass urine from the bladder.
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urine

بَوْل moč urin Urin ούρα orina virtsa urine urin urina 尿 소변 urine urin uryna urina моча urin น้ำปัสสาวะ idrar nước tiểu 尿
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u·rine

n. orina, orín,
pop. aguas menores, líquido ambarino secretado por los riñones que se almacena en la vejiga y se elimina en la uretra.
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urine

n orina
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References in classic literature ?
The heat I had contracted by coming very near the flames, and by labouring to quench them, made the wine begin to operate by urine; which I voided in such a quantity, and applied so well to the proper places, that in three minutes the fire was wholly extinguished, and the rest of that noble pile, which had cost so many ages in erecting, preserved from destruction.
The advice I gave him, after having turned over my books, was to drink goats' urine every morning; I know not whether he found any benefit by following my prescription, for I never saw him after.
He teaches how to eat, drink, cohabit, void excrement and urine, and the like, elevating what is mean, and does not falsely excuse himself by calling these things trifles.
Occurrence of Leishmania DNA in urines of dogs naturally infected with leishmaniasis.
Micro Trace Minerals, Germany, and Trace Minerals International of Boulder, Colorado, statistically evaluated creatinine levels of first morning urines, also called baseline urines.
Uptake of [sup.14]C added in the artificial urines by microbes was measured using chloroform fumigation-extraction (Vance et al.
In 1982, Szwed and Schaust reported that more than 30% of urines studied in their laboratory with normal macroscopic findings had abnormal findings on microscopic analysis of urine sediment.
Micro Trace Minerals statistically evaluated creatinine levels of first morning urines, also called baseline urines.
The total urinary protein measurements of 11 control urines exhibited similar ratios, with the Biuret method giving 1538 [+ or -] 1048 mg/L (mean [+ or -] SD), the benzethonium method giving 53 [+ or -] 26 mg/L, and urinary albumin by nephelometry giving 5.1 [+ or -] 2.4 mg/L.
Adulterants like Urine Luck, UrinAid, Klear and Whizzies can also mask the presence of illicit drugs in urines.
Miller felt certain the largest chemical differences in urine occurs when going between herbivores, omnivores and carnivores.