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myohemerythrin

myohemerythrin noun: the oxygen-carrying protein found in the muscles of some marine invertebrates.

Noun

myohemerythrin (uncountable)

  1. The oxygen-carrying protein found in the muscles of some marine invertebrates

Origin of myohemerythrin

From myo- + hemerythrin.

Questions about myohemerythrin

What does myohemerythrin mean?
Myohemerythrin means the oxygen-carrying protein found in the muscles of some marine invertebrates.
What part of speech is myohemerythrin?
Myohemerythrin is a noun.

Words near myohemerythrin in the dictionary

  1. myographies
  2. myographs
  3. myography
  4. myohaematin
  5. myohaematins
  6. myohemerythrin
  7. myohemoglobin
  8. myoid
  9. myoidal
  10. myoids
  11. myoimaging

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