bilicyanin

See also: Bilicyanin

English

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪlɪˈsaɪənɪn/

Noun

bilicyanin (uncountable)

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

Hypernyms

• bile pigment

Coordinate terms

• bilirubin
• biliverdin