Definition of oxyhemocyanin
:a blue pigment formed by the combination of hemocyanin with oxygen in the ratio of one molecule of oxygen to two atoms of copper in the hemocyanin
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Origin and Etymology of oxyhemocyanin
2oxy- + hemocyanin
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