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

Researchers led by Wang Youjie at Huazhong University of Science and Technology analyzed urine samples from 4,891 women who gave birth at Wuhan Maternal and Child Health Hospital between 2012 and 2014. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Avoid repeatedly stopping your urine stream to practice, because interrupting urination isn’t recommended as an exercise. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Experts also warn against practicing by repeatedly stopping the urine stream. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026

The inspection took place weeks after the Miami Herald published an investigation into inhumane conditions at Krome — which became so overcrowded that women said they were left on a bus outside in their own urine. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

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