A carotenoid pigment found in dinoflagellates, where it forms part of a photosynthetic light-harvesting protein complex (together with a small proportion of chlorophyll).
Origin
Late 19th century. From peridin- + -in, after German Peridinin.
Definition of peridinin in US English:
peridinin
nounˌpɛrɪˈdʌɪnɪn
Biology
A carotenoid pigment found in dinoflagellates, where it forms part of a photosynthetic light-harvesting protein complex (together with a small proportion of chlorophyll).
Origin
Late 19th century. From peridin- + -in, after German Peridinin.