fuscin

English

Etymology

From Latin fuscus (“dark-colored, tawny”), and -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfʌsɪn/

Noun

fuscin (uncountable)

1. A brown nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin.

References

• “fuscin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “fuscin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933. ("Fuscin. [...] Also -ine.")