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stercobilin

stercobilin noun: a tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, one of the end products of heme catabolism, responsible for the brown colour of human faeces.

Noun

stercobilin (uncountable)

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

stercobilin meaning in Tamil

stercobilin in Tamil

தெக்ககோபைலின்

Origin of stercobilin

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

Questions about stercobilin

What does stercobilin mean?
Stercobilin means a tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, one of the end products of heme catabolism, responsible for the brown colour of human faeces.
What is stercobilin in Tamil?
Stercobilin in Tamil is தெக்ககோபைலின். See Stercobilin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stercobilin?
Stercobilin is a noun.

Words near stercobilin in the dictionary

  1. sterane
  2. steranes
  3. Sterba
  4. Sterbas
  5. Sterbfritz
  6. stercobilin
  7. stercobilinogen
  8. stercolin
  9. stercolith
  10. stercoliths
  11. stercomare

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