Indican
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Indican is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A glycoside obtained from plants of genus Indigofera, the source of natural indigo dye.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) A glycoside obtained from plants of genus Indigofera, the source of natural indigo dye.
More Meanings
- (organic chemistry) 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.
Word Forms
- indicans
Synonyms for indican
Depending on context, synonyms include uroxanthin.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include denote, indigo, indoin, indigotin, indigogen, indin.
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