PHYCOBILIN

phycobilin

(noun) water-soluble proteinaceous pigments found in red algae and cyanobacteria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

phycobilin (plural phycobilins)

(biochemistry) any of a group of highly coloured pigments found in some photosynthetic algae; they are open-chain tetrapyrroles related to mammalian bile pigments

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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Coffee Trivia

Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.

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