haem

/hiːm/

haem noun: australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of heme.

Noun

haem (countable and uncountable, plural haems)

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of heme.
- Haem is ubiquitous, abundant and necessary for energy metabolism. Most bacteria have a haem biosynthesis pathway, but nevertheless, since haem is a major source of iron (an essential metal), microbes take up exogenous haem to retrieve iron.2010, Pierre Cornelis, Simon Andrews (editors), Iron Uptake and Homeostasis in Microorganisms, page 17

ஈம்

plural	haems

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What does haem mean?: Haem means australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of heme.
What is haem in Tamil?: Haem in Tamil is ஈம். See Haem meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is haem?: Haem is a noun.
How do you pronounce haem?: Haem is pronounced /hiːm/ (UK).
What is the plural of haem?: The plural of haem is haems.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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