indican

in·di·can

 (ĭn′dĭ-kăn′)

n.

1. A potassium salt, C₈H₆NO₄SK, found in urine and formed by the conversion of tryptophan to indole by intestinal bacteria.

2. A glucoside, C₁₄H₁₇NO₆, found in the indigo plant and used as a source for indigo dye.

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[Latin indicum, indigo; see indigo + -an.]

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indican

(ˈɪndɪkən)

n

(Biochemistry) a compound secreted in the urine, usually in the form of its potassium salt; indoxylsulphuric acid. Formula: C8H6NOSO2OH

[C19: from Latin indicum indigo + -an]

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in•di•can

(ˈɪn dɪ kən)

n.

1. a glucoside, C₁₄H₁₇NO₆, that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.

2. indoxyl potassium sulfate, C₈H₆NO₄SK, a component of urine.

[< German (1885) < Latin indic(um) indigo + German -an -an²]

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