u·ri·nous

[yoor-uh-nuhs]
adjective
of, pertaining to, resembling, or having the odor or qualities of urine.
Also, u·ri·nose [yoor-uh-nohs] .


Origin:
1635–45; < Neo-Latin ūrīnōsus. See urine, -ous

Uranus, urinous.
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urinous or urinose (ˈjʊərɪnəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of, resembling, or containing urine
 
urinose or urinose
 
adj

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Urinous is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
The urinous odor, however, is more perceptible in the state of reaction.
Kidneys with a strong urinous odor are not acceptable.
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