Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beeturia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bee-turia
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The passing of red or pink urine after eating beetroot, caused by the excretion of betalain (betacyanin) pigments such as betanin.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Like other alkaloids, it is poorly absorbed, so that even after eating large amounts of beetroot, beeturia (the presence of betanin in the urine) is found in only 14 % of the normal population (Watson, Luke & Inall, 1963)."
"The failure to metabolise betanin is controlled by genetic factors in man and beeturia (betanin in the urine) is found in approximately 14% of the population in this country (Watson, 1964)."
"An unusual effect of beets is that they can cause “beeturia,” or a red coloration to the urine, after ingestion."

Etymology

From beet + -uria.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: beet

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

betaninuria

Questions

What does beeturia mean?: The passing of red or pink urine after eating beetroot, caused by the excretion of betalain (betacyanin) pigments such as betanin.
Where does beeturia come from?: From beet + -uria.

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