Meanings
nounurobilin (countable and uncountable, plural urobilins)
plural urobilins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA yellow linear tetrapyrrole resulting from the breakdown of heme, produced when urobilinogen is oxidized by intestinal bacteria.
Synonyms: urochrome
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA yellow linear tetrapyrrole resulting from the breakdown of heme, produced when urobilinogen is oxidized by intestinal bacteria.
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Translations
Catalan urobilina
- urobilinatetrapyrrole
Finnish urobiliini
- urobiliinitetrapyrrole
French urobiline
- urobilinetetrapyrrole
Italian urobilina
- urobilinatetrapyrrole
Spanish urobilina
- urobilinatetrapyrrole
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APA
urobilin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urobilin
MLA
“urobilin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urobilin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urobilin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urobilin.
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