- hemerythrin
- noun Etymology: hem- + erythr- + 1-in Date: 1903 an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various chiefly marine invertebrates (as some brachiopods)
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hemerythrin — he·me·ryth·rin … English syllables
hemerythrin — ˌhēmə̇ˈrithrə̇n, ˌhem noun ( s) Etymology: hem + erythr + in : an iron containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various invertebrates … Useful english dictionary
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