Fuscin

//ˈfʌsɪn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin. uncountable

Etymology

From Latin fuscus (“dark-colored, tawny”) + -in.

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