kynurenic

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, dog + &unr_; 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ]