oxymyoglobin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

oxy- +‎ myoglobin

Noun[edit]

oxymyoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural oxymyoglobins)

  1. The substance resulting from exposure of myoglobin to oxygen, responsible for the red colour of meat.
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