haem
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1. a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | pigment, |
definition | : | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | haemoglobin, hb, hemoglobin, |
definition | : | a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | myoglobin, |
definition | : | a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed (noun.substance) |
substance meronym | : | cytochrome, |
definition | : | (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration) (noun.substance) |
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