serolin Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ser"o*lin noun
Etymology
Serum + L. oleum oil.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol. Chem.) (a) A peculiar fatty substance found in the blood, probably a mixture of fats, cholesterin, etc. (b) A body found in fecal matter and thought to be formed in the intestines from the cholesterin of the bile; -- called also stercorin, and stercolin.

Webster 1913