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phyllocyanin

phyllocyanin noun: a blue pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.

Noun

phyllocyanin (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A blue pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.

Forms of phyllocyanin

alternative formphyllocyanine

Origin of phyllocyanin

From phyllo- + cyanin.

Questions about phyllocyanin

What does phyllocyanin mean?
Phyllocyanin means a blue pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.
What part of speech is phyllocyanin?
Phyllocyanin is a noun.

Words near phyllocyanin in the dictionary

  1. phyllocladia
  2. phyllocladium
  3. phyllocladous
  4. phyllocnistid
  5. phyllocnistids
  6. phyllocyanin
  7. phyllocyanine
  8. phyllocyst
  9. phyllocysts
  10. phyllode
  11. phyllodes

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