Phycoerythrine

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

  Phycoerythrin \Phy`co*e*ryth"rin\, Phycoerythrine
  \Phy`co*e*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + E. erythrin,
     -ine.]
     A red coloring matter found in algae of the subclass
     Florideae.
     [1913 Webster]