nitrosylmyoglobin

noun

A form of myoglobin, formed in nitrite-cured meat, that may have a protective role during ischemia

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Meanings

nounnitrosylmyoglobin (usually uncountable, plural nitrosylmyoglobins)

plural nitrosylmyoglobins

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryA form of myoglobin, formed in nitrite-cured meat, that may have a protective role during ischemia

Origin

From nitrosyl + myoglobin.

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APA

nitrosylmyoglobin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrosylmyoglobin

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“nitrosylmyoglobin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrosylmyoglobin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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