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Pyocyanin
Pyˊo-cy′a-nin
,Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] pus + [GREEK] dark blue.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A blue coloring matter found in the pus from old sores, supposed to be formed through the agency of a species of bacterium (
Bacillus pyocyaneus
). Definition 2024
pyocyanin
pyocyanin
English
Noun
pyocyanin (uncountable)
- (biochemistry) A greenish-blue pigment, produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, that is an antibiotic and antifungal agent