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nitrosylmyoglobin

nitrosylmyoglobin noun: a form of myoglobin, formed in nitrite-cured meat, that may have a protective role during ischemia.

Noun

nitrosylmyoglobin (usually uncountable, plural nitrosylmyoglobins)

  1. (usually) A form of myoglobin, formed in nitrite-cured meat, that may have a protective role during ischemia

Forms of nitrosylmyoglobin

pluralnitrosylmyoglobins

Origin of nitrosylmyoglobin

From nitrosyl + myoglobin.

Questions about nitrosylmyoglobin

What does nitrosylmyoglobin mean?
Nitrosylmyoglobin means a form of myoglobin, formed in nitrite-cured meat, that may have a protective role during ischemia.
What part of speech is nitrosylmyoglobin?
Nitrosylmyoglobin is a noun.
What is the plural of nitrosylmyoglobin?
The plural of nitrosylmyoglobin is nitrosylmyoglobins.

Words near nitrosylmyoglobin in the dictionary

  1. nitrosylations
  2. nitrosylative
  3. nitrosylcobalamin
  4. nitrosylic
  5. nitrosylmyochrome
  6. nitrosylmyoglobin
  7. nitrosylmyoglobins
  8. nitrosyls
  9. nitrosylsulfuric acid
  10. nitrosylsulphuric acid
  11. nitrotetrazolium

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