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oxymyoglobin

oxymyoglobin noun: the substance resulting from exposure of myoglobin to oxygen, responsible for the red colour of meat.

Noun

oxymyoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural oxymyoglobins)

  1. The substance resulting from exposure of myoglobin to oxygen, responsible for the red colour of meat.

Forms of oxymyoglobin

pluraloxymyoglobins

Origin of oxymyoglobin

From oxy- + myoglobin.

Questions about oxymyoglobin

What does oxymyoglobin mean?
Oxymyoglobin means the substance resulting from exposure of myoglobin to oxygen, responsible for the red colour of meat.
What part of speech is oxymyoglobin?
Oxymyoglobin is a noun.
What is the plural of oxymyoglobin?
The plural of oxymyoglobin is oxymyoglobins.

Words near oxymyoglobin in the dictionary

  1. oxymorphine
  2. oxymorphone
  3. oxymuriate
  4. oxymuriatic
  5. oxymuriatic acid
  6. oxymyoglobin
  7. oxymyoglobins
  8. oxyneolignan
  9. oxyneolignane
  10. oxyneolignanes
  11. oxyneolignans

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