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Kidney vs Urochrome - What's the difference?

kidney | urochrome |

As nouns the difference between kidney and urochrome

is that kidney is an organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine while urochrome is a pigment that causes the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood's haemoglobin and is removed by the kidneys.

kidney

English

(wikipedia kidney)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine.
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  • This organ (of an animal) cooked as food.
  • Constitution, temperament, nature, type, character, disposition. (usually used of people)
  • *
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  • * L'Estrange
    • millions in the world of this man's kidney
  • * Burns
    • Your poets, spendthrifts, and other fools of that kidney , pretend, forsooth, to crack their jokes on prudence.
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  • (obsolete, slang) A waiter.
    • (Tatler)

    Synonyms

    * rein * nephros * ren

    Derived terms

    * kidney bean * kidney belt * kidney punch * kidney stone * kidney vetch * steak and kidney pie

    See also

    * renal * suprarenal

    urochrome

    English

    Noun

  • (biochemistry) A pigment that causes the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood's haemoglobin and is removed by the kidneys.