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hemeprotein

hemeprotein noun: any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.

Noun

hemeprotein (plural hemeproteins)

  1. Any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.

Forms of hemeprotein

pluralhemeproteins
alternative formhaemoprotein
alternative formhemoprotein

Origin of hemeprotein

From heme + protein.

Questions about hemeprotein

What does hemeprotein mean?
Hemeprotein means any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.
What part of speech is hemeprotein?
Hemeprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of hemeprotein?
The plural of hemeprotein is hemeproteins.

Words near hemeprotein in the dictionary

  1. hemelytron
  2. hemelytrum
  3. Hemenway
  4. Hemenways
  5. hemeostasis
  6. hemeprotein
  7. hemeproteins
  8. Hemera
  9. hemeral
  10. hemeralope
  11. hemeralopes

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