indican
noun
- a glucoside, CHNO, found in a natural state in the indigo plant: it is converted by water and oxygen into indigo
- an indigo-forming substance, CHNOSOOH, the potassium salt of which is present in animal urine
See indican in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭnˈdĭ-kănˌ)
noun- A potassium salt, C8H6NO4SK, found in sweat and urine and formed by the conversion of tryptophan to indole by intestinal bacteria.
- A glucoside, C14H17NO6, occurring in the indigo plant and used as a source for indigo dye.
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