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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