a. Chem. [ad. mod.L. urobenzoicus: see URO-1 and BENZOIC a.] Urobenzoic acid, hippuric acid.

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1836.  Brande, Chem. (ed. 4), 1179. The urine of the rhinoceros:… the clear portion,… on the addition of muriatic acid, deposits urobenzoic acid.

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1858.  Copland, Dict. Pract. Med., III. 1204. Urobenzoic acid exists chiefly in the urine of herbivorous animals.

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