chlorocruorin
A green respiratory pigment found in many annelidsA green respiratory pigment found in many annelids.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A green respiratory pigment found in many annelids.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From chloro- + cruor + -in (see also cruorin). Named by British zoologist Ray Lankester inFrom chloro- + cruor + -in (see also cruorin). Named by British zoologist Ray Lankester in 1868.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcruorin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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