bilicyanin

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/bɪlɪˈsaɪənɪn/

noun

A blue (or bluish) bile pigment found in gallstones and formed by oxidation of biliverdin or bilirubin.

OriginGerman Bilicyanin →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounbilicyanin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA blue (or bluish) bile pigment found in gallstones and formed by oxidation of biliverdin or bilirubin.

Origin

  1. GermanBilicyanin
  2. Englishbilicyanin

From international scientific vocabulary, from German Bilicyanin. By surface analysis, bili- + cyan- + -in. The German word was naturalized into other languages as international scientific vocabulary (e.g., bilicyanin, bilicyanine).

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APA

bilicyanin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilicyanin

MLA

“bilicyanin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilicyanin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bilicyanin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bilicyanin.

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