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urine

u·rine [ yrin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
waste product of vertebrates: the yellowish liquid containing waste products that is excreted by the kidneys and discharged through the urethra. In birds and reptiles it is semisolid.

[14th century. Directly or via French< Latin urina]

u·ri·nous adjective
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