Word: Haem
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: back-formation from haemoglobin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hiːm
Definition:
an iron-containing compound of the porphyrin class which forms the non-protein part of haemoglobin and some other biological molecules.
Short Definition:iron-containing compound of porphyrin class which forms non-protein part of haemoglobin
Variant Forms:
- heme
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