peridinin

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noun

A light-harvesting carotenoid, a pigment related to chlorophyll that appears in the peridinin-chlorophyll-protein (PCP) light-harvesting complex in dinoflagellates.

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Meanings

nounperidinin (plural peridinins)

plural peridinins

  1. A light-harvesting carotenoid, a pigment related to chlorophyll that appears in the peridinin-chlorophyll-protein (PCP) light-harvesting complex in dinoflagellates.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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