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phytoerythrin

phytoerythrin noun: a red pigment obtained from certain lichen.

Noun

phytoerythrin (plural phytoerythrins)

  1. A red pigment obtained from certain lichen

Forms of phytoerythrin

pluralphytoerythrins

Origin of phytoerythrin

From phyto- + erythr- + -in.

Questions about phytoerythrin

What does phytoerythrin mean?
Phytoerythrin means a red pigment obtained from certain lichen.
What part of speech is phytoerythrin?
Phytoerythrin is a noun.
What is the plural of phytoerythrin?
The plural of phytoerythrin is phytoerythrins.

Words near phytoerythrin in the dictionary

  1. phytoecologist
  2. phytoecologists
  3. phytoecology
  4. phytoene
  5. phytoequivalence
  6. phytoerythrin
  7. phytoerythrins
  8. phytoestrogen
  9. phytoestrogenic
  10. phytoestrogens
  11. phytoextract

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