different between hemacyanin vs hemocyanin

hemacyanin

English

Alternative forms

  • haemacyanin

Etymology

From haema- + Ancient Greek [Term?] (a dark blue substance).

Noun

hemacyanin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A substance found in the blood of the octopus, responsible for its blue colour.

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hemocyanin

English

Alternative forms

  • haemocyanin

Noun

hemocyanin (countable and uncountable, plural hemocyanins)

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

Translations

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  • hemocyanin at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • hemocyanin, haemocyanin at Google Ngram Viewer

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