stercobilin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, one of the end products of heme catabolism, responsible for the brown colour of human faeces

Word forms

stercobilin

Etymology

From Latin stercus (“dung, excrement”) + Latin bīlis (“bile”).

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