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in·di·can
(ĭn′dĭ-kăn′)n.
1. A potassium salt, C8H6NO4SK, found in urine and formed by the conversion of tryptophan to indole by intestinal bacteria.
2. A glucoside, C14H17NO6, found in the indigo plant and used as a source for indigo dye.
[Latin indicum, indigo; see indigo + -an.]
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indican
(ˈɪndɪkən)n
(Biochemistry) a compound secreted in the urine, usually in the form of its potassium salt; indoxylsulphuric acid. Formula: C8H6NOSO2OH
[C19: from Latin indicum indigo + -an]
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in•di•can
(ˈɪn dɪ kən)n.
1. a glucoside, C14H17NO6, that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
2. indoxyl potassium sulfate, C8H6NO4SK, a component of urine.
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