n.
Pronunciation: ' y ə r- ə n, ' yu ̇ r-
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin urina, from urinari to dive; akin to Sanskrit v ā r water and perhaps to Sanskrit var ș ati it rains, Greek ourein to urinate
Date: 14th century
: 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
– urin · ous \ ' y ə r- ə -n ə s, ' yu ̇ r- \ adjective