[ ˌbɪlɪ'ru:bɪn ]
■ noun Biochemistry an orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of haemoglobin and excreted in bile.
Origin
C19: from L. bilis 'bile' + ruber 'red' + -in 1 .
[ ˌbɪlɪ'ru:bɪn ]
■ noun Biochemistry an orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of haemoglobin and excreted in bile.
Origin
C19: from L. bilis 'bile' + ruber 'red' + -in 1 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004