hem·er·y·thrin
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Definition of hemerythrin
: an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various chiefly marine invertebrates (such as some brachiopods)
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hemerythrin
noun
he·me·ryth·rin
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or chiefly British haemerythrin \
ˌhē-mə-ˈrith-rən
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Medical Definition of hemerythrin
: an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various invertebrates
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