A reddish bile pigment formed from the breakdown of hemoglobin, related to bilirubin and other tetrapyrrole compounds.
From 'bili-' (bile) plus 'pyrrhin' (from Greek 'pyrrhus' meaning red). This chemical term reflects the red coloration of the compound.
Bilipyrrhin is part of chemistry's color-coded naming system—scientists name bile pigments after their colors because the colors reveal what they're made from.
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