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| he·mo·cy·a·nin [ hmō s ənin ] |
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substance like hemoglobin: a bluish pigment found in the blood or hemolymph of some arthropods and mollusks that functions like hemoglobin, transporting oxygen to tissues
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| [Late 19th century. <hemo- + Greek kuan(e)os "dark blue"] |
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