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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HAEMOCYANIN

HAEMOCYANIN Hæm `o *cy "a *nin, n.

 

Defn: Same as Hæmacyanin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

haemocyanin

haemocyanin |ˌhiːmə (ʊ )ˈsʌɪənɪn |(US hemocyanin ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biochemistry a protein containing copper, responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood plasma of arthropods and molluscs. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from haemo- ‘of blood ’ + cyan + -in 1 .