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hemacyanin

hemacyanin is the alternative spelling of hemocyanin.

Meaning of hemocyanin

Noun

hemocyanin (countable and uncountable, plural hemocyanins)

  1. a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs, and some arthropods
    Synonyms:
    Hc

Questions about hemacyanin

What is hemacyanin the alternative spelling of?
Hemacyanin is the alternative spelling of hemocyanin.

Words near hemacyanin in the dictionary

  1. hemachates
  2. hemachrome
  3. hemacidin
  4. hemacidins
  5. hemacite
  6. hemacyanin
  7. hemacyte
  8. hemacytes
  9. hemacytic
  10. hemacytomer
  11. hemacytometer

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