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palmellin

palmellin noun: a pigment found in the alga Porphyridium purpureum (formerly Palmella cruenta).

Noun

palmellin (uncountable)

  1. A pigment found in the alga Porphyridium purpureum (formerly Palmella cruenta).

Origin of palmellin

translingual Palmella + -in

Questions about palmellin

What does palmellin mean?
Palmellin means a pigment found in the alga Porphyridium purpureum (formerly Palmella cruenta).
What part of speech is palmellin?
Palmellin is a noun.

Words near palmellin in the dictionary

  1. palmed out
  2. palmella
  3. palmellaceous
  4. palmellar
  5. palmellas
  6. palmellin
  7. palmelloid
  8. palmer
  9. Palmer drought index
  10. Palmer index
  11. Palmer Lake

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