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oxyhemocyanin

noun
oxy·​hemocyanin | \"+\

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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History and Etymology for oxyhemocyanin

oxy- + hemocyanin

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