HyperDic: haemitin

English > 1 sense of the word haemitin:
NOUNsubstancehaemitin, heme, haem, hematin, protohemea complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
English > haemitin: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningA complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds.
Synonymsheme, haem, hematin, protoheme
Broaderpigmentdry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid / liquid to produce paint, etc.)
Substance ofcytochrome(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)
hemoglobin, haemoglobin, HbA hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color
myoglobinA hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed
Spanishhaemitin, hematina, heme, hemo, protoheme
Catalanhaemitin, hematina, heme, hemo, protoheme

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