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Word: Indican
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from Latin indicum ‘indigo’ (because of its early use denoting an indoxyl glucoside occurring in the leaves of indigo plants) + -an
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɪndɪkan
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a potassium salt present in urine, in which it occurs as a product of the metabolism of indole.
Short Definition:potassium salt present in urine
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