Definition of heme Heme
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What does heme mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: hemes |
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| heme - a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds | ||
| haem, hematin, haemitin, protoheme | ||
| pigment dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) | ||
| haemoglobin, hb, hemoglobin 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; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" | ||
| myoglobin a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- heme, noun, singular of hemes.
