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Definition of urine noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

urine

noun
 
/ˈjʊərɪn/,
 
/ˈjʊəraɪn/
 
/ˈjʊrɪn/
(also informal wee especially in British English)
[uncountable]
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  1. the waste liquid that collects in the bladder and that you pass from your body
    • I gagged at the stench of stale urine.
    • a urine drug screen for cocaine
    Extra Examples
    • He said he leaked urine when he coughed.
    • sugars in urine
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • stale
    … of urine
    • drop
    • stream
    verb + urine
    • pass
    urine + noun
    • sample
    • specimen
    • analysis
    • …
    preposition
    • in (the/​your) urine
    phrases
    • a smell of urine
    • a stench of urine
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    Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin urina.
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