cyanophycin

noun

cy·​a·​no·​phy·​cin

ˌsīəˌnōˈfīsᵊn

plural -s

: granular protein material forming food reserve in the cells of blue-green algae and concentrated especially in the peripheral region of the cell

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary cyanophyc- (from New Latin Cyanophyceae) + -in

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