helicorubin

noun

hel·​i·​co·​ru·​bin

ˌheləkōˈrübə̇n

plural -s

: a hemoprotein occurring in the intestine and hepatopancreas of pulmonate gastropods and in the hepatopancreas of the crayfish

Word History

Etymology

helico- (from New Latin Helic-, Helix, genus name of Helix pomatia) + Latin rub er red + English -in

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