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oocyanin

/ɔʊ.ɒˈsaɪ̯.ə.nɪn/

oocyanin noun: the pigment (biliverdin) that makes certain eggs from Ameraucana hens blue and/or green.

Noun

oocyanin (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The pigment (biliverdin) that makes certain eggs from Ameraucana hens blue and/or green.
    • Oocyanin makes some eggs quite pretty.

Questions about oocyanin

What does oocyanin mean?
Oocyanin means the pigment (biliverdin) that makes certain eggs from Ameraucana hens blue and/or green.
What part of speech is oocyanin?
Oocyanin is a noun.
How do you pronounce oocyanin?
Oocyanin is pronounced /ɔʊ.ɒˈsaɪ̯.ə.nɪn/.

Words near oocyanin in the dictionary

  1. ooched
  2. ooches
  3. ooching
  4. OOCSS
  5. oocyan
  6. oocyanin
  7. oocyesis
  8. oocyst
  9. oocystic
  10. oocysts
  11. oocyte

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