fuscin

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfʌsɪn/

Noun

fuscin (uncountable)

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.")

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