myoglobin

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noun

A small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles.

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Meanings

nounmyoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural myoglobins)

plural myoglobins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 肌紅蛋白 /肌红蛋白, 肌紅素 /肌红素
  • 肌紅蛋白 /肌红蛋白 (jīhóngdànbái)small globular protein
  • 肌紅素 /肌红素 (jīhóngsù)small globular protein
Finnish myoglobiini, lihaspuna
  • myoglobiinismall globular protein
  • lihaspunasmall globular protein
French myoglobine
  • myoglobinesmall globular protein
German Myoglobin
  • Myoglobinsmall globular protein
Icelandic vöðvarauði, mýóglóbín
  • vöðvarauðismall globular protein
  • mýóglóbínsmall globular protein
  • vöðvaglóbínsmall globular protein
Italian mioglobina
  • mioglobinasmall globular protein
Polish mioglobina
  • mioglobinasmall globular protein
Portuguese mioglobina
  • mioglobinasmall globular protein
Russian миоглоби́н
  • миоглоби́н (mioglobín)small globular protein
Spanish mioglobina
  • mioglobinasmall globular protein
Turkish miyoglobin
  • miyoglobinsmall globular protein

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

myoglobin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myoglobin

MLA

“myoglobin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myoglobin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “myoglobin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/myoglobin.

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