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urobilinogen

urobilinogen noun: a colourless product of bilirubin reduction, formed in the intestines by bacterial action.

Noun

urobilinogen (uncountable)

  1. A colourless product of bilirubin reduction, formed in the intestines by bacterial action

Origin of urobilinogen

From urobilin + -o- + -gen.

Words formed from urobilinogen

Questions about urobilinogen

What does urobilinogen mean?
Urobilinogen means a colourless product of bilirubin reduction, formed in the intestines by bacterial action.
What part of speech is urobilinogen?
Urobilinogen is a noun.

Words near urobilinogen in the dictionary

  1. urobacterium
  2. urobenzoic acid
  3. urobilin
  4. urobilinaemia
  5. urobilinemia
  6. urobilinogen
  7. urobilinogenuria
  8. urobilinoid
  9. urobilinoids
  10. urobilins
  11. urobilinuria

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