Definition of Haem
Noun: haem heem
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: heme)
- A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
- heme [N. Amer], hematin [N. Amer], haemitin [Brit, Cdn], protoheme, haematin [Brit, Cdn], hemitin [N. Amer]
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: hem-)
- Blood
- hem- [N. Amer], hemo- [N. Amer], haemo- [Brit, Cdn], haemato- [Brit, Cdn], hemato- [N. Amer]
See also:
haeing
haemagglutinate
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