Associations to the word «Indican»
Wiktionary
INDICAN, noun. (organic compound) A glucoside obtained from woad and other plants, the source of natural indigo.
INDICAN, noun. (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.
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.