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phycophaein

phycophaein noun: a brown pigment found in addition to chlorophyll in the Phaeophyceae.

Noun

phycophaein (uncountable)

  1. A brown pigment found in addition to chlorophyll in the Phaeophyceae.

Forms of phycophaein

alternative form (dated)phycophaeine

Origin of phycophaein

From Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”) + φαεινός (phaeinós, “bright”) + -ine.

Questions about phycophaein

What does phycophaein mean?
Phycophaein means a brown pigment found in addition to chlorophyll in the Phaeophyceae.
What part of speech is phycophaein?
Phycophaein is a noun.

Words near phycophaein in the dictionary

  1. phycomycete
  2. phycomycetes
  3. phycomycetous
  4. phycomycosis
  5. phycomycotic
  6. phycophaein
  7. phycophaeine
  8. phycophyte
  9. phycophytes
  10. phycophytic
  11. phycoplast

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