myoglobin

my·o·glo·bin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahy-uh-gloh-bin, mahy-uh-gloh-]
- /ˌmaɪ əˈgloʊ bɪn, ˈmaɪ əˌgloʊ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahy-uh-gloh-bin, mahy-uh-gloh-]
- /ˌmaɪ əˈgloʊ bɪn, ˈmaɪ əˌgloʊ-/

Definitions of myoglobin word

noun myoglobin hemoglobin of muscle, weighing less and carrying more oxygen and less carbon monoxide than blood hemoglobin. 1
noun myoglobin A red protein containing heme that carries and stores oxygen in muscle cells. It is structurally similar to a subunit of hemoglobin. 1
noun myoglobin a protein that is the main oxygen carrier of muscle 0
noun myoglobin an iron-containing protein in muscle, similar to hemoglobin, that receives oxygen from the red blood cells and transports it to the mitochondria of muscle cells, where the oxygen is used in cellular respiration to produce energy 0

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Origin of myoglobin

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; myo- + globin

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Parts of speech for Myoglobin

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myoglobin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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