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Sulphate vs Indican - What's the difference?

sulphate | indican |

As nouns the difference between sulphate and indican

is that sulphate is (british|chemistry) while indican is (organic compound) a glucoside obtained from woad and other plants, the source of natural indigo.

As a verb sulphate

is (british|chemistry).

sulphate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, chemistry)

    • Verb

    (sulphat)
  • (British, chemistry)

    • indican

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) A glucoside obtained from woad and other plants, the source of natural indigo.
  • (organic compound) 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.

    • Synonyms

    * (indigo-forming substance found in urine) uroxanthin (Webster 1913) ----