urobilinn.
/jʊərəʊˈbʌɪlɪn/ Chemistry.
A brownish resinous pigment found in the urine, and occasionally in the blood.
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1876 J. Van Duyn & E. C. Seguin tr. E. L. Wagner Man. Gen. Pathol. 638 The urine of man constantly contains a red pigment—urobilin.
1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Sept. 645/2 Urobiline exists in the urine either alone, or associated with bilary pigments.
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