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phycoerythrin

/ˌfaɪkəʊ.iˈɹɪθɹɪn/

phycoerythrin noun: a red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.

Noun

phycoerythrin (countable and uncountable, plural phycoerythrins)

  1. A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.

Forms of phycoerythrin

pluralphycoerythrins

Origin of phycoerythrin

From phyco- + erythr- + -in.

Questions about phycoerythrin

What does phycoerythrin mean?
Phycoerythrin means a red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.
What part of speech is phycoerythrin?
Phycoerythrin is a noun.
How do you pronounce phycoerythrin?
Phycoerythrin is pronounced /ˌfaɪkəʊ.iˈɹɪθɹɪn/.
What is the plural of phycoerythrin?
The plural of phycoerythrin is phycoerythrins.

Words near phycoerythrin in the dictionary

  1. phycocyanobilins
  2. phycodnaviral
  3. phycodnavirus
  4. phycodnaviruses
  5. phycoerythin
  6. phycoerythrin
  7. phycoerythrine
  8. phycoerythrines
  9. phycoerythrins
  10. phycoerythrobilin
  11. phycoerythrobilins

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