Meaning

1 senses

  1. A synonym for any of several hemes (followed by a letter)

More definitions
  • a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds

Origin

From proto- + heme.

From proto- + heme.

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Forms

plural: protohemes
Singularprotoheme
Pluralprotohemes

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds:hemehaemhematinhaemitin

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
protesterprotoprotocolprotonprototypeprotozoan

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