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nitrosomyoglobin

nitrosomyoglobin noun: a compound responsible for the red color of cured meat.

Noun

nitrosomyoglobin (uncountable)

  1. A compound responsible for the red color of cured meat.

Questions about nitrosomyoglobin

What does nitrosomyoglobin mean?
Nitrosomyoglobin means a compound responsible for the red color of cured meat.
What part of speech is nitrosomyoglobin?
Nitrosomyoglobin is a noun.

Words near nitrosomyoglobin in the dictionary

  1. nitrosolic acids
  2. nitrosome
  3. nitrosomes
  4. nitrosomonad
  5. nitrosomonads
  6. nitrosomyoglobin
  7. nitrosonaphthol
  8. nitrosonaphthols
  9. nitrosonium
  10. nitrosophenol
  11. nitrosophenols

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