[irreg. f. L. sterc-us (stercor-) dung + bīl-is BILE + -IN.] The coloring matter of the fœces.
1880. J. W. Legg, Bile, 32. Vanlair and Masius describe another derivative found in abundance in the fæces,… which they name sterco-bilin.
1900. A. E. Garrod, in Lancet, 10 Nov., 1323/2. The urobilin of urine and the stercobilin of fæces are identical in composition.
