Haemocyanin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of hemocyanin. UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "It now appears that in spite of great differences in structure, molluscan and arthropod haemocyanins have a common molecular origin (Schneider et al., cited in Linzen et al. 1985a)."

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"It now appears that in spite of great differences in structure, molluscan and arthropod haemocyanins have a common molecular origin (Schneider et al., cited in Linzen et al. 1985a)."

Etymology

From haemo- + cyan + -in.

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