HEMATOIDIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice

Synonyms:

bilirubin; haematoidin; hematoidin

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("hematoidin" is a kind of...):

animal pigment (pigment occurring in animals)

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