Phycocyanin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phycocyanin \Phy`co*cy"a*nin\, Phycocyanine \Phy`co*cy"a*nine\,
     n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + E. cyanin.]
     A blue coloring matter found in certain algae.
     [1913 Webster] Phycoerythrin

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  phycocyanin
       n : blue pigment in algae