urine

[yoor-in]

noun

1. the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.

urine

/ ˈjʊərɪn /

noun

1. 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

urine

1. A liquid containing multiple waste products of metabolism, especially urea and other nitrogenous compounds, that are filtered from the blood by the kidneys. Urine is stored in the urinary bladder and is excreted from the body through the urethra.

urine

1. The fluid produced by the kidneys, consisting of water and dissolved substances, that is stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra. (See excretory system.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of urine¹

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Latin ūrīna

Word History and Origins

Origin of urine¹

C14: via Old French from Latin ūrīna; related to Greek ouron, Latin ūrīnāre to plunge under water

Example Sentences

She says the same goes for multi-vitamins which do very little beyond giving you "expensive urine".

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"I was getting blood in my urine... it was hurting all the time to urinate."

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"Our report underscores the need for more urine testing to catch it early and the need to ensure that patients can afford and access therapy once they are diagnosed."

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Before IV Waste took over, he said, his clients were often hit with the smell of urine as they walked out the business’ front door, ruining whatever relaxation their massage had achieved.

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Conjugated equine estrogen—made from the urine of horses and used in the WHI study—decreases breast-cancer risk in postmenopausal women when used without progesterone.

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• manure