urine
Etymology

From Middle English uryne, from Latin ūrīna, from Proto-Indo-European *uh₁r-, zero grade of *weh₁r-.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: yo͝orʹĭn, yo͝orʹīn, IPA: /ˈjʊəɹɪn/, /ˈjʊəɹaɪn/
  • (General American) enPR: yo͝orʹĭn, yûrʹĭn, IPA: /ˈjʊɹɪn/, /ˈjɝɪn/
  • (Australia) enPR: yo͝orʹĭn, IPA: /ˈjʉːəɹɪn/
Noun

urine (uncountable)

  1. (physiology) Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.
    Synonyms: Thesaurus:urine
Translations Verb

urine (urines, present participle urining; simple past and past participle urined)

  1. (archaic) To urinate.
    • 1814, The Medical and Physical Journal, volume 31, page 226:
      He got out of bed every time he urined, or tried to urine.



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