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phycobiliprotein

phycobiliprotein noun: any of a class of water-soluble proteins, present in cyanobacteria and certain algae, that capture light energy which is then passed on to chlorophylls during photosynthesis; the most important constituents of the phycobilisomes.

Noun

phycobiliprotein (countable and uncountable, plural phycobiliproteins)

  1. Any of a class of water-soluble proteins, present in cyanobacteria and certain algae, that capture light energy which is then passed on to chlorophylls during photosynthesis; the most important constituents of the phycobilisomes.

Forms of phycobiliprotein

pluralphycobiliproteins

Origin of phycobiliprotein

phyco- (seaweed) + bili-? (bile) + protein

Questions about phycobiliprotein

What does phycobiliprotein mean?
Phycobiliprotein means any of a class of water-soluble proteins, present in cyanobacteria and certain algae, that capture light energy which is then passed on to chlorophylls during photosynthesis; the most important constituents of the phycobilisomes.
What part of speech is phycobiliprotein?
Phycobiliprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of phycobiliprotein?
The plural of phycobiliprotein is phycobiliproteins.

Words near phycobiliprotein in the dictionary

  1. phycitid
  2. phycitids
  3. phyco-
  4. phycobilin
  5. phycobilins
  6. phycobiliprotein
  7. phycobiliproteins
  8. phycobilisome
  9. phycobilisomes
  10. phycobillin
  11. phycobillins

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