biliverdin

[ bil-uh-vur-din ]

nounBiochemistry.

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

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How to use biliverdin in a sentence

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

Origin of biliverdin

C19: coined in Swedish, from Latin bīlis bile + Old French verd green + -in

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