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noun
A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
red pigment in red algae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pigment
History
From phyco- + erythr- + -in.
