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biliverdin

biliverdin noun: a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.

Noun

biliverdin (countable and uncountable, plural biliverdins)

  1. A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.

biliverdin meaning in Tamil

biliverdin in Tamil

பிலிவர்டின், பைலிவர்டின், பித்தப்பசும்பசை

Forms of biliverdin

pluralbiliverdins

Origin of biliverdin

From international scientific vocabulary, from German Biliverdin. By surface analysis, bili- + Italian verde + -in. The German word was naturalized into other languages as international scientific vocabulary (e.g., biliverdin, biliverdine, biliwerdyna).

Words formed from biliverdin

Questions about biliverdin

What does biliverdin mean?
Biliverdin means a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.
What is biliverdin in Tamil?
Biliverdin in Tamil is பிலிவர்டின், பைலிவர்டின், பித்தப்பசும்பசை. See Biliverdin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is biliverdin?
Biliverdin is a noun.
What is the plural of biliverdin?
The plural of biliverdin is biliverdins.

Words near biliverdin in the dictionary

  1. bilitranslocase
  2. Bility
  3. Bilitys
  4. biliuria
  5. Biliv
  6. biliverdin
  7. biliverdinemia
  8. biliverdins
  9. Biljan
  10. Biljana
  11. Bilje

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