Thesaurus: haemacyanin

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1. n. A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color.
2. A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to it its blue color. Note: When deprived of oxygen it is colorless, but becomes quickly blue in contact with oxygen, and is then generally called oxyhæmacyanin. A similar blue coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in the blood of other animals and in the bile.
3. A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives toit its blue color.