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hemovanadin

hemovanadin noun: a pale-green pigment, similar to hemoglobin but containing vanadium instead of iron, found in the vanadocytes of sea squirts.

Noun

hemovanadin (uncountable)

  1. A pale-green pigment, similar to hemoglobin but containing vanadium instead of iron, found in the vanadocytes of sea squirts.

Origin of hemovanadin

From hemo- + vanadium + -in.

Questions about hemovanadin

What does hemovanadin mean?
Hemovanadin means a pale-green pigment, similar to hemoglobin but containing vanadium instead of iron, found in the vanadocytes of sea squirts.
What part of speech is hemovanadin?
Hemovanadin is a noun.

Words near hemovanadin in the dictionary

  1. hemotrophic
  2. hemotropic
  3. hemotube
  4. hemotubes
  5. hemotympanum
  6. hemovanadin
  7. hemovascular
  8. hemovigilance
  9. hemovore
  10. hemovores
  11. hemoximeter

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