HematinWordNet Explorer

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

dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

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

a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed

(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)