haemocyanin etymology

English word haemocyanin comes from English cyan, English flagellar (Of or pertaining to a flagellum.), English haemo- (Pertaining to blood.)

Detailed word origin of haemocyanin

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
cyan English (eng) Of the colour cyan. A colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
flagellar English (eng) Of or pertaining to a flagellum.
haemo- English (eng) Pertaining to blood.
haemocyanin English (eng) (British spelling).

Words with the same origin as haemocyanin

Descendants of flagellar
calcium
Descendants of haemo-
haemoblast haemochromatosis haemocompatibility haemoconcentration haemoderivative haemogenic haemoglobin haemoglobinopathy haemoglobinuria haemogram haemolymph haemolytic haemomanometer haemoparasite haemopathology haemopericardium haemophilic haemophobia haemoscope haemostasis haemostat haemostatic haemothorax haemotoxicity