Look up: Bilin

1. Bilin
   Bi'lin noun [ Confer French biline , from Latin bilis bile.] (Physiol. Chem.) A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.
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2. bilin
   <physiology> A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids. ... Origin: Cf. F. Biline, from L. Bilis bile. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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3. Bilin
   • (n.) A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.
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4. bilin
   any biological pigment (biochrome) belonging to a series of yellow, green, red, or brown nonmetallic compounds that are formed as a metabolic product ... [1 related articles]
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5. bilin
   bilin A name applied to the amorphous, or crystalline, mass obtained from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.
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6. bilin
   Type: Term Pronunciation: bī′lin, -līn Definitions: 1. The chain of four pyrrole residues resulting from the cleavage of one bond of one of the four methylidene residues of the porphin part of a porphyrin; specifically, the unsubstituted tetrapyrrole; bilirubin and biliverdin are bilins.
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7. Bilin
   (biochemistry) `Bilins`, `bilanes` or `bile pigments` are biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins. Bilin (also called bilichrome) was named as a bile pigment of mammals, but can also be found in lower vertebrates, invertebrates, as well as red...
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