phycobilin en · NOUN
Etymology
From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin roots/stems referring to plants and bile. By surface analysis, phyco- + bilin = phyco- + bili- + -in, although according to American Heritage Dictionary, bilin was back-formed from phycobilin (as opposed to phycobilin being derived from bilin as surface analysis suggests).
Meanings
- Any of a group of bilins (pigments derived from porphyrins) found in some photosynthetic algae; they are open-chain tetrapyrroles related to mammalian bile pigments.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| phycobilins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
it ficobilina (highly coloured pigment found in photosynthetic algae)