'Uroerythrin' definitions:

Definition of 'Uroerythrin'

From: GCIDE
  • Uroerythrin \U`ro*e*ryth"rin\, n. [See 1st Uro-, and Erythrin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A reddish urinary pigment, considered as the substance which gives to the urine of rheumatism its characteristic color. It also causes the red color often seen in deposits of urates. [1913 Webster]