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urochrome

[yoo r-uh-krohm]
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noun Biochemistry.
  1. a yellow-colored pigment that gives the color to urine.
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Origin of urochrome

First recorded in 1860–65; uro-1 + chrome
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British Dictionary definitions for urochrome

urochrome

noun
  1. the yellowish pigment that colours urine
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Word Origin

C19: from uro- 1 + -chrome
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urochrome in Medicine

urochrome

(yur′ə-krōm′)
n.
  1. A compound of urobilin and a peptide that is the principal pigment of urine.
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