[ 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 .
[ 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 .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004