HAEMOCYANIN


Meaning of HAEMOCYANIN in English

[ ˌhi:mə(ʊ)'sʌɪənɪn ]

( US hemocyanin )

■ noun Biochemistry a protein containing copper, responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood plasma of arthropods and molluscs.

Origin

C19: from haemo- + cyan + -in 1 .

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