Entry: bilirubin (n.)
In context: "He smelled of bilirubin and yellow sweat and wore week-old eyeliner that simply did not fly if one needed a shave."
Definition: A reddish pigment, C33H36O6N4, occurring in bile.
Other: I would imagine that description was useful to less than, what, five people?
SNOOT score: 3
Page: 304
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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