indican

noun in·di·can \ˈin-də-ˌkan\

Definition of INDICAN

: an indigo-forming substance C₈H₇NO₄S found as a salt in urine and other animal fluids; also : its potassium salt C₈H₆KNO₄S

: a glucoside C₁₄H₁₇NO₆ occurring especially in the indigo plant and being a source of natural indigo

Latin indicum indigo — more at indigo

First Known Use: 1859

Medical Dictionary

noun in·di·can \ˈin-də-ˌkan\

: an indigo-forming substance C₈H₇NO₄S found as a salt in urine and other animal fluids; also : its potassium salt C₈H₆KNO₄S

: a glucoside C₁₄H₁₇NO₆ occurring especially in the indigo plant and being a source of natural indigo

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