hemerythrin

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hem·er·y·thrin | \ hē-ˈmer-ə-thrən

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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

variants: 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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