bilirubinn.
/ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn/ Biochemistry.
A reddish pigment, C33H36O6N4, occurring in bile. Also attributive.
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1871 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 9 419 An alcoholic solution of biliverdin or of bilirubin and ammonia, was decomposed.
1878 A. Gamgee tr. L. Hermann Elements Human Physiol. (ed. 2) 138 Yellow bile becomes green through the oxidation of bilirubin to biliverdin.
1961 Lancet 12 Aug. 376/2 The table lists all the bilirubin levels available.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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