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 uretic

urine

/ 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.

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

The government funded a study spraying bobcat urine at alcoholic rats!

From Slate

Normally sweat and urine is recycled into drinking water but a fault on the ISS means the crew must currently store urine instead.

From BBC

In order to gauge the law’s effectiveness, study authors examined the prevalence of chemicals found in blood and urine samples collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, when bisphenol A, an ingredient in plastics, was listed in 2013, chemical concentrations in blood and urine samples subsequently fell by 15%.

From Los Angeles Times

They pointed out that many on social media had alleged that the woman adding urine to food was Muslim, but police later identified her as a Hindu.

From BBC

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