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   urobilin
         n 1: brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in
               feces and in small amounts in urine

English Dictionary: urobilinogen by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
urobilinogen
n
  1. 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
    Synonym(s): urobilinogen, stercobilinogen
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bear \Bear\, n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero,
      pero, G. b[84]r, Icel. & Sw. bj[94]rn, and possibly to L.
      fera wild beast, Gr. [?] beast, Skr. bhalla bear.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the
            closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora,
            but they live largely on fruit and insects.
  
      Note: The European brown bear ({U. arctos}), the white polar
               bear ({U. maritimus}), the grizzly bear ({U.
               horribilis}), the American black bear, and its variety
               the cinnamon bear ({U. Americanus}), the Syrian bear
               ({Ursus Syriacus}), and the sloth bear, are among the
               notable species.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear
            in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly
            bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
  
      3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern
            hemisphere, called respectively the {Great Bear} and the
            {Lesser Bear}, or {Ursa Major} and {Ursa Minor}.
  
      4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
  
      5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities
            for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the
            market.
  
      Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose
               interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to
               raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to
               the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of
               tossing up.
  
      6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine.
  
      7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to
            scour the deck.
  
      {Australian bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Koala}.
  
      {Bear baiting}, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.
  
      {Bear caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the hairy larva of a moth,
            esp. of the genus {Euprepia}.
  
      {Bear garden}.
            (a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or
                  fighting.
            (b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or
                  permitted. --M. Arnold.
  
      {Bear leader}, one who leads about a performing bear for
            money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of
            a young man on his travels.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Urobilin \U`ro*bi"lin\, n. [1st uro- + bile + -in.] (Physiol.
      Chem.)
      A yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in
      the highly colored urine of fever, and also present in normal
      urine. See {Urochrome}.
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