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cyanophycean

/saɪˌænəʊˈfaɪsi.ən/

cyanophycean adjective: of or pertaining to the Cyanophyceae class of blue-green algae (now called Cyanobacteria); cyanobacterial.

Adjective

cyanophycean (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to the Cyanophyceae class of blue-green algae (now called Cyanobacteria); cyanobacterial.

Origin of cyanophycean

Cyanophyceae + -an

Questions about cyanophycean

What does cyanophycean mean?
Cyanophycean means of or pertaining to the Cyanophyceae class of blue-green algae (now called Cyanobacteria); cyanobacterial.
What part of speech is cyanophycean?
Cyanophycean is an adjective.
How do you pronounce cyanophycean?
Cyanophycean is pronounced /saɪˌænəʊˈfaɪsi.ən/.

Words near cyanophycean in the dictionary

  1. cyanophore
  2. cyanophores
  3. cyanophosphonate
  4. cyanophosphonates
  5. cyanophosphorylation
  6. cyanophycean
  7. cyanophycin
  8. cyanophycinase
  9. cyanophycins
  10. cyanophyll
  11. cyanophyllite

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