indican

Plural: indicans

Noun

• A chemical compound found in plants and urine, yielding indigo.
• A glycoside obtained from plants of genus Indigofera, the source of natural indigo dye.
• An indigo-forming substance found in urine and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin); an indoxyl sulphate of potash.

Examples

• She knew INDICAN was a valid word, useful for reaching a double letter score.

Synonyms

uroxanthin