biliverdin

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Etymology

From 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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biliverdin (countable and uncountable, plural biliverdins)

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

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