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oocyan
oocyan n. 
/ˌəʊə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪan/, /ˌoʊoʊˈsaɪən/ [ < oo- comb. form + ancient Greek κύανος a dark-blue mineral (see cyano- comb. form)] now rare a blue pigment occurring in the shells of birds' eggs.
Brit. /ˌəʊə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪən/
, /ˌəʊə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪən//ˌəʊə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪan/U.S. /ˌoʊəˈsaɪən/
, /ˌoʊəˈsaɪən//ˌoʊoʊˈsaɪən/ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > blue colouring matter > [noun]
indigo-blue1838
indigotin1838
anthocyanin1853
phycocyan1866
stentorin1873
oocyan1875
phycocyanin1875
phycocyanogen1881
the world > life > biology > substance > pigment > [noun] > human or animal pigments > blue
uroglaucin1846
pyocyanine1860
oocyan1875
1875 C. Sorby in Proc. Zool. Soc. 355 Oocyan..is..often associated with yellow substances..therefore the solution is of a somewhat green-blue colour.
1932 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 110 364 The close relation of oocyan described by Lemberg..suggested the inclusion of ‘cyan’ as part of the name.
1950 Amer. Naturalist 84 130 Oocyan, a blue pigment of some bird eggs, belongs to this general class [sc. bilins].
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