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    HAEMATOHISTON

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cellsplay

    Synonyms:

    globin; haematohiston; hematohiston

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("haematohiston" is a kind of...):

    simple protein (a protein that yields only amino acids when hydrolyzed)

    Holonyms ("haematohiston" is a substance of...):

    haemoglobin; Hb; hemoglobin (a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues)

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