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Definition of Fuscin

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Melanin Mel"a*nin, n. [Gr. me`las, -anos, black.] (Physiol.) A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then called fuscin), in the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.
Fuscin
Fuscin Fus"cin, n. [L. fuscus dark-colored, tawny.] (Physiol. Chem.) A brown, nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal epithelium; a variety of melanin.

Meaning of Fuscin from wikipedia

- Fuscin is an antibiotic with the molecular formula C15H16O5 which is produced by the fungus Oidiodendron fus**** and other Oidiodendron species and the...
- difficult. Ziehl–Neelsen staining results in stain pink with hot carbol fuscin and then resist decolourisation with 3% hydrochloric acid in 95% alcohol...
- the genus of Oidiodendron. Oidiodendron fus**** produces the antibiotic Fuscin. "Loading..." www.mycobank.org. Rauen-Buchka, Marianne; Rauen, H. M. (9...
- gemel-lus fēmĭn-a fēmel-la sarcĭn-a sarcĭn-ula fiscĭn-a fiscel-la fuscĭn-a fuscĭn-ula pāgĭn-a pāgel-la pāgĭn-a pāgĭn-ula lāmĭn-a lāmel-la patĭn-a patel-la...