ˌfilōˈerəthrə̇n, -_ə̇ˈrith- noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phyll- + erythr- + -in
: a rose-red photosensitizing porphyrin pigment formed as a degradation product of chlorophyll in the digestive tract of herbivorous animals and normally excreted especially in the bile but absorbed by the blood in pathological conditions (as geeldikkop)