bilin
See also: Bilin
English
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, and clearly reflecting New Latin, from Latin bīlis (“bile”); 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).
Noun
bilin (plural bilins)
- (biochemistry) Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.
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Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbilin]
- Hyphenation: bi‧lin
Karao
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bi‧lin
- IPA(key): /ˈbilin/, [ˈbi.lɪn]
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bilin
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