myoglobine

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From myo- +‎ glob(ule) +‎ -ine. Compare hémoglobine.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

myoglobine f (plural myoglobines)

  1. (biochemistry) myoglobin (small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles)

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