Heme

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
haemhaemitinhematinprotoheme
plural
Hemes
possessive
Heme's
pluralpossessive
Hemes'