Etymology

stercorin

S1T1E1R1C3O1R1I1N1

Today it means: coprostanol Full definition →

Latin stercus
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  1. Latin · derived fromstercus“dung”
  2. English todaystercorin

Latin stercus (“dung”), + -in.

Words from the same roots

Latinstercus all →

stercobilinstercolithstercoritestercoromastercorousstercovorousSterquilinus

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