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hemocyanin definition

hemo·cya·nin (-sī′ə nin)

noun

a blue, oxygen-carrying blood pigment containing copper, found in many arthropods and mollusks

Etymology: hemo- + cyan- + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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