Etymology

cholochrome

C3H4O1L1O1C3H4R1O1M3E1

Today it means: bilirubin Full definition →

Ancient Greek χολή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχολή“bile”
  2. English todaycholochrome

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + -chrome.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχολή all →

cholinecholiccholercholaemiacholangio-chole-cholecystcholecystischolic acid

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