Bilin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bilin \Bi"lin\, n. [Cf. F. biline, from L. 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.
     [1913 Webster]