u·rine

(yo͝or′ĭn)

The waste product secreted by the kidneys that in mammals is a yellow to amber-colored, slightly acidic fluid discharged from the body through the urethra.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ūrīna; see wē-r- in Indo-European roots.]

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urine

(ˈjʊərɪn)

(Biochemistry) 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.

[C14: via Old French from Latin ūrīna; related to Greek ouron, Latin ūrīnāre to plunge under water]

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u•rine

(ˈyʊər ɪn)

n.

the waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in mammals as a slightly acid yellowish liquid, in birds and reptiles as a semisolid consisting mostly of uric acid.

[1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Latin ūrīna]

u·rine

(yo͝or′ĭn)

A liquid or semisolid substance containing waste products of metabolism that are filtered from the blood by the kidneys. In most mammals and some fish and birds, urine is stored in the urinary bladder and discharged from the body through the urethra.

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urine

Liquid waste excreted by the kidneys.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

urine - liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"

pee, piddle, weewee, water

body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

urine

noun

Related words
adjective uretic

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Translations

بَوْل

moč

urin

virtsa

urin

vizelet

òvag, hland

urina orina orinale orinare orinatoio

尿

소변

urina

šlapimasšlapimošlapimtakiųšlapintis

urīns

moč

seč

urin

น้ำปัสสาวะ

idrar sidik

nước tiểu

尿

urine

[ˈjʊərɪn] N → orina f, orines mpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

urine

[ˈjʊərɪn] n → urine f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

urine

n → Urin m, → Harn m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

urine

[ˈjʊərɪn] n → orina

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

urine

(ˈjuːrin) noun

the waste fluid passed out of the body of animals from the bladder.

ˈurinary adjective

a urinary infection.

ˈurinate (ˈjuərineit) verb

to pass urine from the bladder.

urine

→ بَوْل moč urin Urin ούρα orina virtsa urine urin urina 尿 소변 urine urin uryna urina моча urin น้ำปัสสาวะ idrar nước tiểu 尿

u·rine

n. orina, orín,

pop. aguas menores, líquido ambarino secretado por los riñones que se almacena en la vejiga y se elimina en la uretra.

urine

n orina

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