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haptoglobin

haptoglobin noun: a protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.

Noun

haptoglobin (plural haptoglobins)

  1. A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
    Synonyms:
    haptoglobulin

Synonyms of haptoglobin

Forms of haptoglobin

pluralhaptoglobins

Origin of haptoglobin

Analysable as hapto- + globin. .

Words formed from haptoglobin

Questions about haptoglobin

What does haptoglobin mean?
Haptoglobin means a protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
What part of speech is haptoglobin?
Haptoglobin is a noun.
What is the plural of haptoglobin?
The plural of haptoglobin is haptoglobins.

Words near haptoglobin in the dictionary

  1. haptoattractants
  2. haptocorrin
  3. haptocorrins
  4. haptodysphoria
  5. haptogenic membrane
  6. haptoglobin
  7. haptoglobinaemia
  8. haptoglobinemia
  9. haptoglobins
  10. haptoglobulin
  11. haptoglobulins

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