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bilicyanin

/bɪlɪˈsaɪənɪn/

bilicyanin noun: a blue (or bluish) bile pigment found in gallstones and formed by oxidation of biliverdin or bilirubin.

Noun

bilicyanin (uncountable)

  1. A blue (or bluish) bile pigment found in gallstones and formed by oxidation of biliverdin or bilirubin.

Origin of bilicyanin

From international scientific vocabulary, from German Bilicyanin. By surface analysis, bili- + cyan- + -in. The German word was naturalized into other languages as international scientific vocabulary (e.g., bilicyanin, bilicyanine).

Questions about bilicyanin

What does bilicyanin mean?
Bilicyanin means a blue (or bluish) bile pigment found in gallstones and formed by oxidation of biliverdin or bilirubin.
What part of speech is bilicyanin?
Bilicyanin is a noun.
How do you pronounce bilicyanin?
Bilicyanin is pronounced /bɪlɪˈsaɪənɪn/.

Words near bilicyanin in the dictionary

  1. Biliboy
  2. bilic
  3. Bilicenii Noi
  4. bilichrome
  5. bilichromes
  6. bilicyanin
  7. biliferous
  8. bilifuscin
  9. biligand
  10. biligands
  11. biligenesis

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