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phycoerythrin

American  
[fahy-koh-i-rith-rin, -er-uh-thrin] / ˌfaɪ koʊ ɪˈrɪθ rɪn, -ˈɛr ə θrɪn /

noun

  1. a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.

Etymology

Origin of phycoerythrin

1865–70; phyco- + erythr- ( def. ) + -in 2

Example Sentences

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Red algae -- again, seaweed -- are red thanks to the light-harvesting pigment phycoerythrin.

From Scientific American

The colloidal solution of phycoerythrin in water has a brilliant rose-red color, with an orange fluorescence.

From Project Gutenberg

Some appear blue or green due to an abundance of other pigments and a dearth of phycoerythrin.

From Scientific American

Phycophæin.—Still less is known of the composition of this pigment than of that of phycoerythrin.

From Project Gutenberg

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