beeturia

名词 n.

英文释义

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

词源

From beet + -uria.
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