hemocyanin

[ hee-muh-sahy-uh-nin, hem-uh- ]

/ ˌhi məˈsaɪ ə nɪn, ˌhɛm ə- /

noun Biochemistry.

a blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates.

Nearby words

hemoclasis, hemocoel, hemoconcentration, hemoconia, hemoconiosis, hemocyanin, hemocyte, hemocytoblast, hemocytocatheresis, hemocytolysis, hemocytometer

Origin of hemocyanin

First recorded in 1835–45; hemo- + cyan-¹ + -in²

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