Definition of Heme

Noun: heme  heem
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: haem)

  1. A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
    - haem [Brit, Cdn], hematin [N. Amer], haemitin [Brit, Cdn], protoheme, haematin [Brit, Cdn], hemitin [N. Amer]

See also:
hematuric
hemelytra

Anagrams containing the word heme

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