pyocyanin
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WordNet 3.6
- n pyocyanin a toxic blue crystalline antibiotic found in green pus
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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- n Pyocyanin (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).
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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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- n pyocyanin A blue pigment produced by the Bacillus pyocyaneus. It is soluble in chloroform.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Gr. pus + dark blue