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crustacyanin

crustacyanin noun: any of a class of complexes of astaxanthin and protein found in the carapace of lobsters.

Noun

crustacyanin (plural crustacyanins)

  1. Any of a class of complexes of astaxanthin and protein found in the carapace of lobsters

Forms of crustacyanin

pluralcrustacyanins

Questions about crustacyanin

What does crustacyanin mean?
Crustacyanin means any of a class of complexes of astaxanthin and protein found in the carapace of lobsters.
What part of speech is crustacyanin?
Crustacyanin is a noun.
What is the plural of crustacyanin?
The plural of crustacyanin is crustacyanins.

Words near crustacyanin in the dictionary

  1. crustaceousness
  2. crustache
  3. crustaches
  4. crustacivore
  5. crustacivores
  6. crustacyanin
  7. crustacyanins
  8. crustade
  9. crustades
  10. crustae
  11. crustal

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