haemocyanin
US hemocyanin
/ (ˌhiːməʊˈsaɪənɪn) /
noun
a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment in crustaceans and molluscs that functions as haemoglobin
Words nearby haemocyanin
haemic,
haemin,
haemo-,
haemochrome,
haemocoel,
haemocyanin,
haemocyte,
haemocytometer,
haemodialysis,
haemoflagellate,
haemoglobin
Example sentences from the Web for haemocyanin
The blood-corpuscles are large amoebiform cells, and the blood-plasma is coloured blue by haemocyanin.