English Explanatory Dictionary

bilicyanin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/bɪlɪˈsaɪənɪn/

Word forms

bilicyanin

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).

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