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hemocyanine

hemocyanine is the alternative form 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

Forms of hemocyanine

pluralhemocyanines

Origin of hemocyanine

From hemo- + cyanine.

Questions about hemocyanine

What is hemocyanine the alternative form of?
Hemocyanine is the alternative form of hemocyanin.

Words near hemocyanine in the dictionary

  1. hemocultures
  2. hemocuprein
  3. hemocuvette
  4. hemocuvettes
  5. hemocyanin
  6. hemocyanine
  7. hemocyanines
  8. hemocyanins
  9. hemocyte
  10. hemocytes
  11. hemocytic

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