urine
7 synonyms for urine, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The liquid waste produced by the kidneys and released from the body through the bladder.
Synonyms
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How to use urine
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
a urine sample
urine test
Etymology
From Latin ūrīna, ultimately from a very old Indo-European root related to water and liquid.
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