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(obsolete, organic chemistry) A blue pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.

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phyllocyanin

Source Word

phyllocyanin

Noun

obsolete uncountable

(obsolete, organic chemistry) A blue pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.

Japanese Meaning

（旧用語）葉緑素の分解によって得られる青色の顔料

During analysis, the researchers detected phyllocyanin in the sediment, its unusual blue color indicating chlorophyll breakdown.

分析中、研究者たちは堆積物から葉緑素の分解によって生じる青色顔料を検出し、その珍しい色が分解の証拠となった。

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(obsolete, organic chemistry) A blue pigment obtained by degradation of chlorophyll.