urine
noun/ˈjʊərɪn/, /ˈjʊəraɪn/
/ˈjʊrɪn/
(also informal wee especially in British English)
[uncountable]- 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
- drop
- stream
- pass
- sample
- specimen
- analysis
- …
- in (the/your) urine
- a smell of urine
- a stench of urine
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin urina.Want to learn more?
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