Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Kynurenic

Kynurenic , adjective

[Greek {not transcribed}, {not transcribed}, dog + {not transcribed} urine.]

(Physiology Chemistry) 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.