stercobilin

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noun

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

OriginLatin stercus →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Latinbīlis“bile”
  2. Latinstercus“dung, excrement”
  3. Englishstercobilin

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

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Translations

Italian stercobilina
  • stercobilinaTranslations
Portuguese estercobilina
  • estercobilinaTranslations
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APA

stercobilin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stercobilin

MLA

“stercobilin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stercobilin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stercobilin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stercobilin.

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