indican

• ⇰ A glucoside (<chform>C14H17NO6</chform>) obtained from woad (indigo plant, <spn>Isatis Tinctoria</spn>) and other plants (see indigo>), as a yellow or light brown sirup. When purified it is obtained as spear-shaped crystals. It has a nauseous bitter tast
• ⇰ An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo ( >urrhodin > and >uroglaucin >). Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash, <chform>C8H6NSO4K</chform>, and is derived from t