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細胞色素

简细胞色素 · 繁細胞色素

Mandarin · pinyin xì bāo sè sù

cytochrome

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細: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin
胞: bāo · womb, placenta, fetal membrane
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
细: xì · fine, tiny; slender, thin

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4–1–4–4 · xi4 bao1 se4 su4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sai3 baau1 sik1 sou3

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sai3 baau1 sik1 sou3

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(biochemistry) cytochrome

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