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urobilin

/ ˌjʊərəʊˈbaɪlɪn /

noun

  1. a brownish pigment found in faeces and sometimes in urine. It is formed by oxidation of urobilinogen , a colourless substance produced by bacterial degradation of the bile pigment bilirubin in the intestine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“Urobilinogen then spontaneously degrades into a molecule called urobilin, which is responsible for the yellow color we are all familiar with.”

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