| 释义 |
in·di·can
\ˈində̇ˌkan\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin indicum indigo + English -an
1. : a colorless crystalline glucoside C14H17NO6 occurring especially in indigo plants and in woad and yielding indoxyl and glucose on hydrolysis — see indigo 1a
2. : the sulfuric acid ester C8H6NOSO3H of indoxyl or the crystalline potassium salt of this ester occurring in urine and other animal fluids as a derivative of the indole formed in the alimentary canal and yielding indigo on oxidation |