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urine

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u·rine  (yrn)
n.
The waste product secreted by the kidneys that in mammals is a yellow to amber-colored, slightly acid fluid discharged from the body through the urethra.

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

urine
Noun
the pale yellow fluid excreted by the kidneys, containing waste products from the blood. It is stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra [Latin urina]

urine  (yrn)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.urine - liquid excretory product; "there was blood in his urine"; "the child had to make water"
body waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product, excretion - waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
Translations
Spanish urine [ˈjuərɪn] norina
French urine [ˈjuərɪn] nurine f
German urine [ˈjuərɪn] nUrin m
Italian urine [ˈjuərɪn] norina

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The advice I gave him, after having turned over my books, was to drink goats' urine every morning; I know not whether he found any benefit by following my prescription, for I never saw him after.
He teaches how to eat, drink, cohabit, void excrement and urine, and the like, elevating what is mean, and does not falsely excuse himself by calling these things trifles.
 
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