myoglobin

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1. a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	haemoprotein, hemoprotein,
definition	:	a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin (noun.substance)

substance holonym	:	haem, haemitin, hematin, heme, protoheme,
definition	:	a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds (noun.substance)