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Synonyms for heme

  • noun
  • American English

Most common

haematin UK protoheme

All synonyms

Noun

haematin UK, hematin US, protoheme

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.

Related words

Other spellings
haem UK haeme UK

Forms

Plural
hemes → haematins, protohemes…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
hemesteady
haematinfalling
protohemefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
hematin
8 letters
haematin
9 letters
protoheme