Meaning | Pigment occurring in animals. |
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Narrower | bilirubin, hematoidin, haematoidin | An orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin |
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luciferin | Pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies) |
melanin | insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers |
urobilin | brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine |
Broader | pigment | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid / liquid to produce paint, etc.) |
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Spanish | pigmento animal |
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Catalan | pigment animal |
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