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Heme

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Noun

1. haem, haemitin, hematin, heme, protoheme

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

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Heme

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noun
the nonprotein, iron-containing pigment, C34H32N4O4Fe, that is a component part of hemoglobin, myoglobin, etc.

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Heme

see synonyms of heme
n.
A deep red, iron-containing compound, C34H32FeN4O4, that constitutes the nonprotein component of hemoglobin and certain other proteins.

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