UROBILINOGEN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A 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

Synonyms:

stercobilinogen; urobilinogen

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("urobilinogen" is a kind of...):

chromogen (a compound that can be converted to a pigment)

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