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in⋅di⋅can

  [in-di-kuhn]
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1. a glucoside, C14H17NO6, that occurs in plants yielding indigo and from which indigo is obtained.
2. Biochemistry. indoxyl potassium sulfate, C8H6NO4SK, a component of urine.
Origin:
1855–60; < L indic(um) indigo + -an
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in·di·can   (ĭn'dĭ-kān')   
n.  

  1. A potassium salt, C8H6NO4SK, found in sweat and urine and formed by the conversion of tryptophan to indole by intestinal bacteria.

  2. A glucoside, C14H17NO6, occurring in the indigo plant and used as a source for indigo dye.


[Latin indicum, indigo; see indigo + -an2.]
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Main Entry: in·di·can
Pronunciation: 'in-d&-"kan
Function: noun
1 : an indigo-forming substanceC8H7NO4S found as a salt in urine and other animal fluids; also : its potassium salt C8H6KNO4S
2 : a glucoside C14H17NO6 occurring especially in the indigo plant and being a source of natural indigo
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indican in·di·can (ĭn'dĭ-kān')
n.
A potassium salt found in sweat and urine and formed by the conversion of tryptophan to indole by intestinal bacteria.

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