Bilirubin
See also: bilirubin
German
Etymology
From New Latin, from Latin bīlis (“bile”) + ruber or rubeus (“red”) + -in. The German word was naturalized into other languages as international scientific vocabulary (e.g., bilirubin, bilirubine, bilirubina).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biliʁuˈbiːn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Bi‧li‧ru‧bin
Noun
Bilirubin n (strong, genitive Bilirubins, no plural)
- (biochemistry) bilirubin
Declension
Declension of Bilirubin [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | das | Bilirubin |
genitive | eines | des | Bilirubins |
dative | einem | dem | Bilirubin |
accusative | ein | das | Bilirubin |
Hypernyms
- Gallenfarbstoff
Coordinate terms
- Bilicyanin
- Biliverdin