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halocyanin

halocyanin noun: a small blue protein, present in bacteria of the genus Natronobacterium, that contains a cuprous copper atom.

Noun

halocyanin (countable and uncountable, plural halocyanins)

  1. A small blue protein, present in bacteria of the genus Natronobacterium, that contains a cuprous copper atom.

Forms of halocyanin

pluralhalocyanins

Questions about halocyanin

What does halocyanin mean?
Halocyanin means a small blue protein, present in bacteria of the genus Natronobacterium, that contains a cuprous copper atom.
What part of speech is halocyanin?
Halocyanin is a noun.
What is the plural of halocyanin?
The plural of halocyanin is halocyanins.

Words near halocyanin in the dictionary

  1. halocins
  2. haloclasties
  3. haloclasty
  4. halocline
  5. haloclines
  6. halocyanin
  7. halocyanins
  8. halocyclization
  9. halocyclizations
  10. halocyprid
  11. halocypridid

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