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bilirubin

Noun

bil=i=ru=bin

WORDNET DICTIONARY

bilirubin(n = noun.substance) haematoidin, hematoidin - an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice; Array

is a kind of animal pigment

bilirubin, n. [L. bilis biel + ruber red.].

A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary pigment. [1913 Webster]

bilirubin, n. the orange-yellow pigment occurring in bile.

Etymology

G f. L bilis BILE + ruber red

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