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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

bilis

bile +

viridis

green. Cf.

(Physiol.)

A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation.

See also: Biliverdin

biliverdin ‎(countable and uncountable, plural biliverdins)

(biochemistry) A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the yellowish colour in bruises.

a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment