bilifuscin

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noun

A brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.

OriginLatin bilis →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounbilifuscin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA brownish-green pigment, derived from bilirubin, found in human gallstones and in old bile.

Origin

  1. Latinbilis“bile”
  2. Englishbilifuscin

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

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APA

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

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Chicago

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