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in·di·can (in′di kan′)

noun

  1. a glucoside, CHNO, found in a natural state in the indigo plant: it is converted by water and oxygen into indigo
  2. an indigo-forming substance, CHNOSOOH, the potassium salt of which is present in animal urine

Etymology: < L indicum, indigo + -an

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