Kynurenic

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Kynurenic \Ky`nu*ren"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, dog + ? urine.]
     (Physiol. Chem.)
     Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the
     urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous
     base (called kynurin) and carbonic acid. [Written also
     {cynurenic}.]


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