urine

noun

ˈyər-ən 

ˈyu̇r-

: waste material that is secreted by the kidney in vertebrates, is rich in end products of protein metabolism together with salts and pigments, and forms a clear amber and usually slightly acid fluid in mammals but is semisolid in birds and reptiles

urinous

ˈyər-ə-nəs 

ˈyu̇r-

adjective

Examples of urine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When our family visited, the halls were lined with residents hunched over in wheelchairs, and the strong smell of urine was sickening. —Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025

Keep an enzyme cleaner on hand to apply to vomit or urine spots. —Cody Godwin, USA Today, 11 July 2025

People experiencing more severe infections may also suffer high fever, aches, headaches, lethargy, rashes and blood in their urine. —Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025

The kidneys help eliminate urine, a liquid waste product, from our bodies. —Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 4 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin urina, from urinari to dive; akin to Sanskrit vār water and perhaps to Sanskrit varṣati it rains, Greek ourein to urinate

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for urine

• curran

Kids Definition

urine

noun

ˈyu̇r-ən 

: waste material that is secreted by the kidneys, is rich in the end products of protein breakdown, and is usually a yellowish liquid in mammals but semisolid in birds and reptiles

Medical Definition

urine

noun

ˈyu̇r-ən 

: waste material that is secreted by the kidney, is rich in end products (as urea, uric acid, and creatinine) of protein metabolism together with salts and pigments, and forms a clear amber and usually slightly acid fluid