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in·di·can  (nd-kn)
n.
1. A potassium salt, C8H6NO4SK, found in sweat and urine and formed by the conversion of tryptophan to indole by intestinal bacteria.
2. A glucoside, C14H17NO6, occurring in the indigo plant and used as a source for indigo dye.
[Latin indicum, indigo; see indigo + -an.]
indican [ˈɪndɪkən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a compound secreted in the urine, usually in the form of its potassium salt; indoxylsulphuric acid. Formula: C8H6NOSO2OH
[from Latin indicum indigo + -an]


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