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Bilin

//ˈbaɪlɪn// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of Blin. alt-of, alternative
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, and clearly reflecting New Latin, from Latin bīlis (“bile”). By surface analysis, bili- + -in, although according to American Heritage Dictionary, bilin was back-formed from phycobilin (as opposed to phycobilin being derived from bilin as surface analysis suggests).

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