English Explanatory Dictionary

bilin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.
name
  1. Alternative spelling of Blin.

Pronunciation

/ˈbaɪlɪn/

Word forms

bilin bilins

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, and clearly reflecting New Latin, from Latin bīlis (“bile”). By surface analysis, bili- + -in, although according to American Heritage Dictionary, bilin was back-formed from phycobilin (as opposed to phycobilin being derived from bilin as surface analysis suggests).

Synonyms

bilane

Derived words

phycocyanobilin phycoerythrobilin
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