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
nounhe·me·ryth·rin
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or chiefly British haemerythrin \ ˌhē-mə-ˈrith-rən \
\Medical Definition of hemerythrin
: an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various invertebrates
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The first known use of hemerythrin was in 1903
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