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Meaning of photuria | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
fəʊˈtjʊəɹɪə

Definitions

Luminous or phosphorescent urine.

obsolete, rare, specifically, uncountable

Examples

“Various animal matters possess⟳ an acid reaction; urine, sweat⟳, some portions of dead bodies, whether of men or animals have⟳ been luminous, and the presence of this microscopic algæ is the long mistaken cause of photuria.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Phou Ningthou phoulourie Phouoibi phourion phoxacephalid phoxichilidiid

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