indican

== English == === Etymology === See indigo. === Noun === indican (usually uncountable, plural indicans) (organic chemistry) A glycoside obtained from plants of genus Indigofera, the source of natural indigo dye. (organic chemistry) An indigo-forming substance found in urine and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin); an indoxyl sulphate of potash. Synonym: uroxanthin ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Noun === indican m (plural indicans) indican === Further reading === “indican”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Verb === indican third-person plural present indicative of indicar == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French indican. === Noun === indican n (uncountable) indican ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Verb === indican third-person plural present indicative of indicar