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urine

[U] Uncountable

This term is primarily used in medical, scientific, or formal contexts. It carries a clinical neutrality that strips away the visceral disgust often associated with the act of excretion, focusing instead on the fluid as a biological specimen or a chemical compound. In casual conversation, people typically avoid this word in favor of euphemisms or more colloquial terms like pee. Using urine in a social setting can feel overly sterile or jarringly blunt, as it shifts the context from a natural bodily function to a laboratory observation.

Used exclusively as a mass noun because it refers to a liquid substance regardless of the amount.

Meanings

Noun

A watery fluid excreted by the kidneys and passed through the urethra.

"The doctor requested a urine sample for analysis."

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