stercobilin

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Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

stercobilin (uncountable)

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

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