Haem Synonyms

A complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. heme
  2. hematin
  3. haemitin
  4. protoheme

Words Related to Haem

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. hemo
  2. pyridoxal
  3. polyamines
  4. cofactor
  5. ribose
  6. lysine
  7. porphyrin
  8. glycosyl
  9. cystine
  10. thiol
  11. acetyl-coa
  12. myoglobin
  13. arginine

Haem Sentence Examples

  • But until now the way in which haem iron was taken up in the gut had been unknown.

  • Haem is one of a group of similar compounds called porphyrins.

  • Binding of the Fe atom to the haem involves the 4 N of the pyrrole rings.