bilicyanin
See also: Bilicyanin
English
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, from German Bilicyanin; 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)
- (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