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English
Etymology
From Latin fuscus (“dark-colored, tawny”), and -in.
Pronunciation
Noun
fuscin (uncountable)
- A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin.
References
- “fuscin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “fuscin”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933. ("Fuscin. Also -ine.")