respiratory pigment
respiratory pigment
nounDefinition of RESPIRATORY PIGMENT
: any of various permanently or intermittently colored conjugated proteins and especially hemoglobin that function in the transfer of oxygen in cellular respiration
First Known Use of RESPIRATORY PIGMENT
1888
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