Etymology

bilifuscin

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Today it means: A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile. Full definition →

Latin bilis
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  1. Latin · derived frombilis“bile”
  2. English todaybilifuscin

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

Words from the same roots

Latinbilis all →

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