: waste material that is secreted by the kidney in vertebrates, is rich in end products of protein metabolism together with salts and pigments, and forms a clear amber and usually slightly acid fluid in mammals but is semisolid in birds and reptiles
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One paper found that farm workers had about ten times the amount of glyphosate in their urine as the average person.
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Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
When Chicagoland Pig Rescue arrived, Maxwell was belly-deep in mud, urine and feces.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
That same year a separate team of researchers showed that greenhouse workers in two Mexican states who mixed and applied pesticides had higher levels of pesticide biomarkers in their urine than did workers who had less contact with the chemicals.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
The members also encouraged victims to drink their urine, punch themselves and call themselves racial slurs, the Justice Department said.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
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Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
When Chicagoland Pig Rescue arrived, Maxwell was belly-deep in mud, urine and feces.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 2025
That same year a separate team of researchers showed that greenhouse workers in two Mexican states who mixed and applied pesticides had higher levels of pesticide biomarkers in their urine than did workers who had less contact with the chemicals.
—Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2025
The members also encouraged victims to drink their urine, punch themselves and call themselves racial slurs, the Justice Department said.
—Julia Marnin, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Urine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urine. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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urine
noun
: waste material that is secreted by the kidneys, is rich in the end products of protein breakdown, and is usually a yellowish liquid in mammals but semisolid in birds and reptiles
Medical Definition
urine
noun
: waste material that is secreted by the kidney, is rich in end products (as urea, uric acid, and creatinine) of protein metabolism together with salts and pigments, and forms a clear amber and usually slightly acid fluid
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