1 cyanocrystallin | Definition of cyanocrystallin

cyanocrystallin

noun
cy·​a·​no·​crystallin | \ ¦sīə(ˌ)nō+\
plural -s

Definition of cyanocrystallin

: the blue pigment of the shells and eggs of lobsters and crabs turned red by acids or boiling water

History and Etymology for cyanocrystallin

cyan- + crystallin

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