| 释义 |
uroˈxanthin Chem.|jʊərəˈzænθɪn|
Also -ine.
[a. G. uroxanthin (Heller): see uro-1 and xanthine. Cf. F. uroxanthine.]
= indican.
1846G. Bird Urin. Deposits (ed. 2) 73 Heller has lately given the name of uroxanthin to the reputed pigment, but which he has not succeeded in separating. 1858Thudichum Urine 4 The lemon-yellow colour, sometimes met with in cholera, or in spinal disease, is due to the presence of an excess of uroxanthine. 1889Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VII. 416/2 Urine indican (Heller's uroxanthin and the indogen of Thudichum) is not a pigment. |