haem

haem
n. (also heme) a non-protein compound containing iron, and responsible for the red colour of haemoglobin.
Etymology: Gk haima blood or f. HAEMOGLOBIN

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noun
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
• Syn: ↑heme, ↑hematin, ↑haemitin, ↑protoheme
• Hypernyms: ↑pigment
• Substance Holonyms: ↑hemoglobin, ↑haemoglobin, ↑Hb, ↑myoglobin, ↑cytochrome

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variant of heme

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haem noun
(also hem and heme) the pigment combined with the protein (globin) in haemoglobin
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Main Entry: ↑haem-

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haem «hehm», noun.
= hematin. (Cf. ↑hematin)
combining form. the form of haema- (Cf. ↑haema-) before vowels, as in haemal.

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n. British spelling of heme

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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