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phycoerythrin

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[fahy-koh-i-rith-rin, -er-uh-thrin] / ˌfaɪ koʊ ɪˈrɪθ rɪn, -ˈɛr ə θrɪn /

noun

  1. a red protein pigment occurring in red algae.

Etymology

Origin of phycoerythrin

1865–70; phyco- + erythr- ( def. ) + -in 2

Example Sentences

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Phycophæin.—Still less is known of the composition of this pigment than of that of phycoerythrin.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

The colloidal solution of phycoerythrin in water has a brilliant rose-red color, with an orange fluorescence.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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