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phycocyanin

[ fahy-koh-sahy-uh-nin ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a blue protein pigment, found in algae, involved in the process of photosynthesis.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of phycocyanin1

First recorded in 1870–75; phyco- + cyan- 1 + -in 2

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