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phycobilisome

phycobilisome noun: a light-harvesting antenna in cyanobacteria, red algae and glaucophytes.

Noun

phycobilisome (plural phycobilisomes)

  1. A light-harvesting antenna in cyanobacteria, red algae and glaucophytes.

Forms of phycobilisome

pluralphycobilisomes

Questions about phycobilisome

What does phycobilisome mean?
Phycobilisome means a light-harvesting antenna in cyanobacteria, red algae and glaucophytes.
What part of speech is phycobilisome?
Phycobilisome is a noun.
What is the plural of phycobilisome?
The plural of phycobilisome is phycobilisomes.

Words near phycobilisome in the dictionary

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

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