Chem. [f. URO-1 + Gr. χρῶμα CHROME. Hence F. urochrome.] A yellow, amorphous pigment found in the urine.
1864. Thudichum, in Brit. Med. Jrnl., 5 Nov., 513/1. I consider that there is one colouring matter in the urine, to which I appropriate the name of Urochrome.
1900. Lancet, 10 Nov., 1329/2. To urochrome itself a place must be assigned among the derivatives of hæmoglobin.
