heme meaning

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heme (noun): a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.

Definition of heme

  1. a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds

    Synonyms: haem, hematin, haemitin, protoheme

    Type of: pigment

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in ME · 4-letter words

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