noun
a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin
• Syn: ↑haemoprotein
• Hypernyms: ↑conjugated protein, ↑compound protein
• Hyponyms: ↑hemoglobin, ↑haemoglobin, ↑Hb, ↑myoglobin, ↑cytochrome
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\\“+\ nounEtymology: hem- + protein
: a conjugated protein (as hemoglobin, catalase, peroxidase, or cytochrome) whose nonprotein portion is heme or a heme : a hemochromogen with a protein combined with heme — compare chromoprotein
Useful english dictionary. 2012.