urochrome


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u·ro·chrome

 (yo͝or′ə-krōm′)
n.
A yellow pigment that is chiefly responsible for the yellowish color of normal urine.

urochrome

(ˈjʊərəʊˌkrəʊm)
n
(Biochemistry) the yellowish pigment that colours urine
[C19: from uro-1 + -chrome]

u•ro•chrome

(ˈyʊər əˌkroʊm)

n.
a yellow pigment that gives the color to urine.
[1860–65]
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