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bilifuscin

bilifuscin noun: a brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.

Noun

bilifuscin (uncountable)

  1. A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.

Origin of bilifuscin

From Latin bilis (“bile”) + fuscus (“dark”) + -in.

Questions about bilifuscin

What does bilifuscin mean?
Bilifuscin means a brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.
What part of speech is bilifuscin?
Bilifuscin is a noun.

Words near bilifuscin in the dictionary

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

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