bacteriopurpurin
noun
bac·te·rio·purpurin
bak¦tirē(ˌ)ō +
: a red coloring matter present in some bacteria that has the power of reducing highly oxidized compounds by absorption of certain rays of light
broadly : any of several bacterial photosynthetic pigments
Word History
Etymology
bacteri- + purpurin
First Known Use
circa 1887, in the meaning defined above
- purpart
- purple
- purple apricot
- purple avens
- purple azalea
- purple beech
- purple bells
- purple bent
- purple betony
- purple bladderwort
- purple blotch
- purple boneset
- purple bonnet
- purple bottle
- purple brown
- purple cane
- purple carmine
- purple chamber
- purple chokeberry
- purple cinquefoil
- purple clematis
- purple cliff brake
- purple clover
- purple cockle
- purple coneflower