"phycocyanin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: phycocyanins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} phycocyanin (countable and uncountable, plural phycocyanins)
  1. (biochemistry) A pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin, an accessory pigment to chlorophyll. Wikipedia link: phycocyanin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry

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