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2024
hemacyanin
hemacyanin
English
Alternative forms
haemacyanin
Noun
hemacyanin
(
uncountable
)
(
biochemistry
)
A substance found in the
blood
of the
octopus
, responsible for its blue colour.
Etymology
From
haema-
+
Ancient Greek
[Term?]
(
“
a dark blue substance
”
)
.
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