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hemocyanin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH IY2 M AH0 S AY1 AH0 N AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs, and some arthropods

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Hc

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: hémocyanine — pigment
  • German: Hämocyanin — pigment
  • Greek: αιμοκυανίνη (aimokyaníni) — pigment
  • Italian: emocianine — pigment
  • Portuguese: hemocianina — pigment
  • Romanian: hemocianină — pigment
  • Russian: гемоциани́н (gemocianín) — pigment
  • Spanish: hemocianina — pigment
  • Swedish: hemocyanin — pigment