HEMOCYANIN


Meaning of HEMOCYANIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ h ē -m ō - ' s ī - ə -n ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hem- + cyan- + 1 -in

Date: 1885

: a copper-containing respiratory pigment in the circulatory fluid of various arthropods and mollusks

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