biliverdin

See also: Biliverdin

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Biliverdin.

Noun

biliverdin (countable and uncountable, plural biliverdins)

(biochemistry) A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.

Translations

a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment

Finnish: biliverdiini
French: biliverdine (fr) f

Irish: biliveirdin f
Italian: biliverdina (it) f

Further reading

biliverdin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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