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hemocyanin

[ hee-muh-sahy-uh-nin, hem-uh- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a blue, copper-containing respiratory pigment in the plasma of many invertebrates.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hemocyanin1

First recorded in 1835–45; hemo- + cyan- 1 + -in 2

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