indican

Definitions


[ˈɪndɪkan], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a potassium salt present in urine, in which it occurs as a product of the metabolism of indole


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from Latin indicum ‘indigo’(because of its early use denoting an indoxyl glucoside occurring in the leaves of indigo plants) + -an




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