Uroerythrin

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

  Uroerythrin \U`ro*e*ryth"rin\, n. [See 1st {Uro-}, and
     {Erythrin}.] (Physiol. Chem.)
     A reddish urinary pigment, considered as the substance which
     gives to the urine of rheumatism its characteristic color. It
     also causes the red color often seen in deposits of urates.
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