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phycoerythrobilin

phycoerythrobilin noun: a red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein phycoerythrin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

Noun

phycoerythrobilin (countable and uncountable, plural phycoerythrobilins)

  1. A red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein phycoerythrin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.

Forms of phycoerythrobilin

pluralphycoerythrobilins

Origin of phycoerythrobilin

From phyco- + erythr- + bilin.

Questions about phycoerythrobilin

What does phycoerythrobilin mean?
Phycoerythrobilin means a red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein phycoerythrin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.
What part of speech is phycoerythrobilin?
Phycoerythrobilin is a noun.
What is the plural of phycoerythrobilin?
The plural of phycoerythrobilin is phycoerythrobilins.

Words near phycoerythrobilin in the dictionary

  1. phycoerythin
  2. phycoerythrin
  3. phycoerythrine
  4. phycoerythrines
  5. phycoerythrins
  6. phycoerythrobilin
  7. phycoerythrobilins
  8. phycoerythrocyanin
  9. phycoerythrocyanins
  10. phycologic
  11. phycological

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