Bilirubin

See also: bilirubin

German

Etymology

From New Latin, from Latin bīlis (bile) + ruber or rubeus (red) + -in. The German word was naturalized into other languages as international scientific vocabulary (e.g., bilirubin, bilirubine, bilirubina).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /biliʁuˈbiːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Bi‧li‧ru‧bin

Noun

Bilirubin n (strong, genitive Bilirubins, no plural)

  1. (biochemistry) bilirubin

Declension

Hypernyms

  • Gallenfarbstoff

Coordinate terms

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