Meanings
nounbiliverdin (countable and uncountable, plural biliverdins)
plural biliverdins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.
Origin
- GermanBiliverdin
- Englishbiliverdin
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Biliverdin. By surface analysis, bili- + Italian verde + -in. The German word was naturalized into other languages as international scientific vocabulary (e.g., biliverdin, biliverdine, biliwerdyna).
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Finnish biliverdiini
- biliverdiinia green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment
French biliverdine
- biliverdinea green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment
German Biliverdin
- Biliverdina green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment
Irish biliveirdin
- biliveirdina green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment
Italian biliverdina
- biliverdinaa green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment
Polish biliwerdyna
- biliwerdynaa green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment
Spanish biliverdina
- biliverdinaa green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment
Swedish biliverdin
- biliverdina green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment
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APA
biliverdin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biliverdin
MLA
“biliverdin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biliverdin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biliverdin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biliverdin.
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