respiratory pigment
respiratory pigment · respiratory pigments
Any of several coloured metal-containing protein pigments which combine reversibly…Any of several coloured metal-containing protein pigments which combine reversibly with oxygen and which are found in the tissues of vertebrates and invertebrates and whose role is to transport oxygen
Meaning
1 sensesAny of several coloured metal-containing protein pigments which combine reversibly with oxygen and which are found in the tissues of vertebrates and invertebrates and whose role is to transport oxygen
Forms
plural: respiratory pigments| Singular | respiratory pigment |
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Word family
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