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HAEMATOHISTON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells
Synonyms:
globin; haematohiston; hematohiston
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("haematohiston" is a kind of...):
simple protein (a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed)
Holonyms ("haematohiston" is a substance of...):
haemoglobin; Hb; hemoglobin (a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues)
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