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phycocyanobilin

phycocyanobilin noun: a blue phycobilin present in the phycobiliproteins allophycocyanin and phycocyanin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

Noun

phycocyanobilin (countable and uncountable, plural phycocyanobilins)

  1. A blue phycobilin present in the phycobiliproteins allophycocyanin and phycocyanin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

Forms of phycocyanobilin

pluralphycocyanobilins

Origin of phycocyanobilin

From phyco- + cyano- + bilin.

Questions about phycocyanobilin

What does phycocyanobilin mean?
Phycocyanobilin means a blue phycobilin present in the phycobiliproteins allophycocyanin and phycocyanin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.
What part of speech is phycocyanobilin?
Phycocyanobilin is a noun.
What is the plural of phycocyanobilin?
The plural of phycocyanobilin is phycocyanobilins.

Words near phycocyanobilin in the dictionary

  1. phycocolloids
  2. phycocyanin
  3. phycocyanine
  4. phycocyanines
  5. phycocyanins
  6. phycocyanobilin
  7. phycocyanobilins
  8. phycodnaviral
  9. phycodnavirus
  10. phycodnaviruses
  11. phycoerythin

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