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A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
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haem
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n. a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds [syn: heme , hematin , haemitin , protoheme ]
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alt. The component of haemoglobin responsible for binding oxygen, consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. n. The component of haemoglobin responsible for ...