urochrome

English

Etymology

From uro- +‎ -chrome.

Noun

urochrome (countable and uncountable, plural urochromes)

1. (biochemistry) A pigment that causes the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood's haemoglobin and is removed by the kidneys.

Translations

pigment

Finnish: urokromi Gujarati: મૂત્રવર્ણ (mūtravarṇ)

French

Noun

urochrome m (plural urochromes)

1. urochrome

Further reading

• “urochrome”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.