bilirubin Biochem.
(ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn)
[a. G. bilirubin (G. Städeler 1864, in Ann. d. Chem. u. Pharm. CXXXII. 326), f. bili- + L. ruber red + -in1.]
A reddish pigment, C33H36O6N4, occurring in bile. Also attrib.
| 1871 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. IX. 419 An alcoholic solution of biliverdin or of bilirubin and ammonia, was decomposed. 1878 A. Gamgee tr. Hermann's Phys. (ed. 2) 138 Yellow bile becomes green through the oxidation of bilirubin to biliverdin. 1961 Lancet 12 Aug. 376/2 The table lists all the bilirubin levels available. |