phycobilins

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A form of phycobilin — 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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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of phycobilin
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phycobilins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phycobilins

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