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bilirubin

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9 lettersPronunciation /bɪlɪˈɹuːbɪn/Part of speech nounSorted bbiiilnruStarts with BEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A yellow-orange pigment produced when red blood cells break down.

Word origin

From international scientific vocabulary, from German Bilirubin. By surface analysis, bili- + rub- + -in. The German word was naturalized into other languages as international scientific vocabulary (e.g., bilirubin, bilirubine, bilirubina).

Used in a sentence

  • The doctors said this was very common, just her new-born liver catching up with the rest of her — the build-up of bilirubin in her blood. The substance red blood cells produce when broken down.

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