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单词 biliverdin
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biliverdin

[ bil-uh-vur-din ]
/ ˌbɪl əˈvɜr dɪn /

noun Biochemistry.

a dark-green bile pigment, C33H34O6N4, formed as a breakdown product of hemoglobin and converted in humans to bilirubin.

Origin of biliverdin

<German Biliverdin (1840) <Latin bīli(s) bile + verd- green (as in French verdir to make green; see verdure) + -in-in2

Words nearby biliverdin

bilirubinuria, biliteral, biliterate, bilith, biliuria, biliverdin, bilk, bill, billable, billabong, billbergia
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Example sentences from the Web for biliverdin

  • It may assume a greenish hue after standing, owing to oxidation of bilirubin into biliverdin.

    A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
  • Haematoporphyrin and biliverdin also occur in the egg-shells of certain birds, but in this case they are derived from haemoglobin.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for biliverdin

biliverdin
/ (ˌbɪlɪˈvɜːdɪn) /

noun

a dark green pigment in the bile formed by the oxidation of bilirubin. Formula: C 33 H 34 O 6 N 4

Word Origin for biliverdin

C19: coined in Swedish, from Latin bīlis bile + Old French verd green + -in
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for biliverdin

biliverdin
[ bĭl′ĭ-vûrdn, bĭlĭ-vûr′- ]

n.

A green pigment occurring in bile.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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