Difference between revisions of "Urine"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(username removed) |
(username removed) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A clear amber liquid (mammals, aquatic species) or grayish semisolid (birds, reptiles) excretion of metabolic waste from vertebrates. In mammals, urine is formed in the kidneys. It is a collection of water-soluble by-products of protein metabolism ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=urea urea], creatinine, uric acid, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ammonia | + | A clear amber liquid (mammals, aquatic species) or grayish semisolid (birds, reptiles) excretion of metabolic waste from vertebrates. In mammals, urine is formed in the kidneys. It is a collection of water-soluble by-products of protein metabolism ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=urea urea], creatinine, uric acid, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=ammonia%20%28anhydrous%29 ammonia], etc.) mixed with salts and pigments. Urine, or sig water, has been used in dyeing and tanning. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | sig water; | + | sig water; moè (Ces.); urin (Dan., Sven.); Urin (Deut.); orina (Esp.); urine (Fr., Ned.); urina (It., Port.); mocz (Pol.); |
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993 |
| − | * | + | * External source or communication Comment: Lotta Rahme, ''Leather: Preparation and Tanning by Traditional Methods'', The Caber Press, Portland, OR, 2001, p.92 |
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "urine" | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "urine" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed April 12, 2002]. |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006) | ||
Revision as of 06:34, 24 July 2013
Description
A clear amber liquid (mammals, aquatic species) or grayish semisolid (birds, reptiles) excretion of metabolic waste from vertebrates. In mammals, urine is formed in the kidneys. It is a collection of water-soluble by-products of protein metabolism (urea, creatinine, uric acid, ammonia, etc.) mixed with salts and pigments. Urine, or sig water, has been used in dyeing and tanning.
Synonyms and Related Terms
sig water; moè (Ces.); urin (Dan., Sven.); Urin (Deut.); orina (Esp.); urine (Fr., Ned.); urina (It., Port.); mocz (Pol.);
Additional Information
Lotta Rahme, Leather: Preparation and Tanning by Traditional Methods, The Caber Press, Portland, OR 2001.
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- External source or communication Comment: Lotta Rahme, Leather: Preparation and Tanning by Traditional Methods, The Caber Press, Portland, OR, 2001, p.92
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "urine" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed April 12, 2002].
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006)