phycoerythrin

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/ˌfaɪkəʊ.iˈɹɪθɹɪn/

noun

A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.

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Meanings

nounphycoerythrin (countable and uncountable, plural phycoerythrins)

plural phycoerythrins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.

Origin

From phyco- + erythr- + -in.

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APA

phycoerythrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phycoerythrin

MLA

“phycoerythrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phycoerythrin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phycoerythrin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phycoerythrin.

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