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phytocyanin

phytocyanin noun: any of a family of blue, copper-containing proteins present in many plants.

Noun

phytocyanin (plural phytocyanins)

  1. Any of a family of blue, copper-containing proteins present in many plants

Forms of phytocyanin

pluralphytocyanins

Origin of phytocyanin

From phyto- + cyanin.

Questions about phytocyanin

What does phytocyanin mean?
Phytocyanin means any of a family of blue, copper-containing proteins present in many plants.
What part of speech is phytocyanin?
Phytocyanin is a noun.
What is the plural of phytocyanin?
The plural of phytocyanin is phytocyanins.

Words near phytocyanin in the dictionary

  1. phytocompound
  2. phytocompounds
  3. phytoconstituent
  4. phytoconstituents
  5. phytocultural
  6. phytocyanin
  7. phytocyanins
  8. phytocystatin
  9. phytocystatins
  10. phytodegradation
  11. phytodemographic

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