Phycocyanin Definition

fīkō-sīə-nĭn
noun
A blue phycobilin occurring especially in the cells of cyanobacteria.
American Heritage

(biochemistry) A pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin, an accessory pigment to chlorophyll.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Phycocyanin

Noun

Singular:
phycocyanin
Plural:
phycocyanins

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to phycocyanin using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

phycocyanin