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Phycocyanin

[fahy-koh-sahy-uh-nin]

phy·co·cy·an·in

[fahy-koh-sahy-uh-nin]
noun Biochemistry.
a blue protein pigment, found in algae, involved in the process of photosynthesis.

Origin:
1870–75; phyco- + cyan-1 + -in2
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Phycocyanin is always a great word to know.
So is ruthenium. Does it mean:
Symbol: Ru; atomic weight: 101.07; atomic number: 44
Symbol: Re; atomic weight: 186.2; atomic number: 75
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phycocyanin

noun
blue pigment in algae 
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