hemerythrin

noun hem·er·y·thrin \hē-ˈmer-ə-thrən\

Definition of HEMERYTHRIN

: an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various chiefly marine invertebrates (as some brachiopods)

hem- + erythr- + ¹-in

First Known Use: 1903

Medical Dictionary

noun he·me·ryth·rin

: an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various invertebrates

he·me·ryth·rin or chiefly British hae·me·ryth·rin \ˌhē-mə-ˈrith-rən\

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