Definition of "indican" in İngilizce

noun

1. (organic chemistry) A glycoside obtained from plants of genus Indigofera, the source of natural indigo dye.

2. (organic chemistry) An indigo-forming substance found in urine and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin); an indoxyl sulphate of potash.