"fuscin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfʌsɪn/
Etymology: From Latin fuscus (“dark-colored, tawny”), and -in. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fuscus||dark-colored, tawny}} Latin fuscus (“dark-colored, tawny”), {{affix|en|-in}} -in Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} fuscin (uncountable)
  1. A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin. Tags: uncountable

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