biliverdin
biliverdin · biliverdins
Biliverdin
A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the…A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.
Biliverdin
Translations
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By meaning 1
a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment:
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Biliverdin. By surface analysis, bilFrom 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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Forms
plural: biliverdins| Singular | biliverdin |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbiliverdinemia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable