urine

American  

[yoor-in] / ˈyʊər ɪn /

noun

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

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urine British  

/ 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

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urine Scientific  

/ yr′ĭn /

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.

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urine Cultural  

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.)

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Etymology

Origin of urine

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

Example Sentences

Harry had acquired sixteen cats, but he didn’t take care of them; the most frequent comment that reporters and tourists had upon leaving the lodge was that it stank of cat urine.

From Literature

The team analyzed urine samples from people with mild or severe asthma and compared them with samples from individuals without the disease.

From Science Daily

He got a lungful of urine and some other smells he didn’t want to identify and immediately regretted his choice of hideout.

From Literature

It was hard for me to feel the same when at the time I had been regularly smelling cat urine at the entryway of my apartment building for six months.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to the Sun, around 250 troops from the regiment were ordered to provide urine samples at Marne Barracks on 20 December.

From BBC

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