Urine

Pronunciation

• GenAm enPR: yo͝orʹĭn, IPA: /ˈjʊɹɪn/, /ˈjɝɪn/
• RP enPR: yo͝orʹĭn, IPA: /ˈjʊəɹɪn/, /ˈjʊəɹaɪn/
• Rhymes: -ʊəɹɪn

Origin

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ūrīna ("urine"), from Proto-Indo-European *uh₁r-, zero grade of *weh₁r- ("water, liquid, milk"). Related to *h₁ewHdʰr̥- (see udder).

Watkins, Calvert (2000). The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. 2nd edition, page 100, s.v. wē-r-. ISBN 0-618-08250-6.

Full definition of urine

Noun

1. (physiology) Liquid excrement consisting of water, salts and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.
• 2013-06-01, A better waterworks, An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.

Derived terms

Synonyms

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Anagrams

• inure, in ure