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bacteriopurpurin

bacteriopurpurin noun: a red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.

Noun

bacteriopurpurin (uncountable)

  1. A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.

Questions about bacteriopurpurin

What does bacteriopurpurin mean?
Bacteriopurpurin means a red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
What part of speech is bacteriopurpurin?
Bacteriopurpurin is a noun.

Words near bacteriopurpurin in the dictionary

  1. bacteriophytochrome
  2. bacteriophytochromes
  3. bacterioplankton
  4. bacterioplanktonic
  5. bacterioplanktons
  6. bacteriopurpurin
  7. bacteriorhodopsin
  8. bacteriorhodopsins
  9. bacterioruberin
  10. bacterioruberins
  11. bacterioscopic

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