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

A lot also ended up on the street, where it got mixed in with decaying animal carcasses, manure, and urine. —Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024

Brown rats are known to spread a bacterial disease called leptospirosis, which is caused by bacteria in the urine of infected animals. —CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024

The problem is that urine antigen tests are less accurate in milder cases of pneumonia. —Tanya Feke, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2024

Ketamine can also be detected through urine for 14 days, through blood for 72 hours, and through saliva for 24 hours. —Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024

The tests themselves look like plastic pregnancy tests, with long handles for gripping and positioning the test correctly in the urine stream. —Sarah Bradley, Parents, 30 Mar. 2024

The Mayo Clinic says potential side effects may include: weight loss, dry mouth, chills, nausea, vomiting, constipation, changes in urine, liver damage, muscle pain, dizziness, drowsiness, hallucinations, depression, delusion, seizures and coma. —Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024

For very high exposures, a treatment known as chelation therapy, which involves an oral medication that binds to lead so that it can be excreted in urine, has been shown to be effective at reducing blood lead levels. —Aaron Specht, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2024

Residents would go so long without having their briefs changed that urine would seep into their sheets. —Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024

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

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