phycoerythrin

noun phy·co·er·y·thrin \-ˈer-i-thrən\

Definition of PHYCOERYTHRIN

: any of the red protein pigments in the cells of red algae

International Scientific Vocabulary phyco- + erythr- + ¹-in

First Known Use: circa 1868

Medical Dictionary

noun phy·co·er·y·thrin \-ˈer-i-thrən\

: any of the red protein pigments in the cells of red algae

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