palmellin

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noun

A pigment found in the alga Porphyridium purpureum (formerly Palmella cruenta).

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounpalmellin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA pigment found in the alga Porphyridium purpureum (formerly Palmella cruenta).

Origin

  1. translingualPalmella
  2. Englishpalmellin

translingual Palmella + -in

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APA

palmellin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmellin

MLA

“palmellin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmellin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palmellin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palmellin.

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