NOUN | substance | myoglobin | a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed |
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Meaning | A hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed. | |
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Broader | hemoprotein, haemoprotein | A conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin |
Substances | heme, haem, hematin, haemitin, protoheme | A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds |
Spanish | mioglobina | |
Catalan | mioglobina |
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