Definition of animal pigment Animal pigment
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What does animal pigment mean?
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| animal pigment - pigment occurring in animals | ||
| pigment dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) | ||
| bilirubin, haematoidin, hematoidin 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 | ||
| urobilin brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine | ||
| luciferin pigment occurring in luminescent organisms (as fireflies); emits heatless light when undergoing oxidation | ||
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