hemocyanin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hemocyanin
Example Sentences
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Their blood gets that blue-green tint from hemocyanin, which they use instead of hemoglobin to carry oxygen.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
Mollusks, ranging from clams to squids and octopuses, use hemocyanin, too, but they seem to have invented their version of it independently.
From Scientific American ● May 6, 2019
Insects, crustaceans and other arthropods use hemocyanin, a bluish copper-based pigment.
From Scientific American ● May 6, 2019
From octopus blood he extracted hemocyanin, a protein that picks up copper because its molecule has a structure that a copper ion fits into neatly, like a key into a lock.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hemoglobin, such as in our blood, and hemocyanin, like that in the blue blood of the Venerians, are practically unique in that respect.
From The Black Star Passes by John Wood Campbell
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