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

Hantavirus spreads from the urine, faeces and saliva of infected rodents and is endemic in Argentina, where the voyage began.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

First, hantavirus is a family of viruses that typically spreads to humans from rodent droppings or urine such as when someone inhales particles near infected rodents.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey monitors people's urine for 24 hours to work out how much salt we've been eating.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Hantavirus is initially contracted by humans through inhalation of particles contaminated with the urine, feces or saliva of a rodent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

It is claimed that you can teach your kidneys to change the rate of urine formation, raise or lower your blood pressure, change your heart rate, write different brain waves, at will.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

Related Words

• droppings
• dung
• feces
• manure