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Indican
(gcide) | Indican \In"di*can\, n. [See Indigo.]
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1. (Chem.) A glucoside (C14H17NO6) obtained from woad
(indigo plant, Isatis Tinctoria) and other plants (see
indigo), as a yellow or light brown sirup. When purified
it is obtained as spear-shaped crystals. It has a nauseous
bitter taste. By the action of acids, enzymes, etc., it
breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of
natural indigo. Chemically it is the 3-glucoside of
indole, H-indol-3-yl-[beta]-D-glucopyranoside.
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2. (Physiol. Chem.) An indigo-forming substance, found in
urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red
and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it
is indoxyl sulphate of potash, C8H6NSO4K, and is derived
from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also
uroxanthin.
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indicant
(encz) | indicant,ukazující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Contraindicant
(gcide) | Contraindicant \Con"tra*in"di*cant\, n. (Med.)
Something, as a symptom, indicating that the usual mode of
treatment is not to be followed. --Burke.
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Indicant
(gcide) | Indicant \In"di*cant\, a. [L. indicans, p. pr. indicare. See
Indicate.]
Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.
[1913 Webster]Indicant \In"di*cant\, n.
That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of the
remedy for a disease.
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indicant
(wn) | indicant
n 1: something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an
indication of foul play"; "indications of strain";
"symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" [syn:
indication, indicant]
2: a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived
from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes
as a function of time [syn: index, index number,
indicant, indicator] |
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