urobilinogen

U1R1O1B3I1L1I1N1O1G2E1N1

noun

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

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stercobilinogen
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Meanings

nounurobilinogen (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA colourless product of bilirubin reduction, formed in the intestines by bacterial action

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine

Similar
stercobilinogen
Broader
chromogen
Also see
stercobilinogen

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From urobilin + -o- + -gen.

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Translations

Italian urobilinogeno
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APA

urobilinogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urobilinogen

MLA

“urobilinogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urobilinogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urobilinogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urobilinogen.

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