oxyhemocyanin

noun

oxy·​hemocyanin

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: 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

Word History

Etymology

oxy- + hemocyanin

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Rhymes for oxyhemocyanin

• anthocyanin