non-heme

A form of nonheme — That does not originate in heme.

Meanings

adjectivenon-heme (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of nonheme.

    […]Including a bit of meat or a good source of vitamin C in the same meal will improve your absorption of non-heme iron, Dr. DellaValle said.

    2023 October 17, Alisha Haridasani Gupta, Alice Callahan, “How to Know if You’re Iron-Deficient, and What to Do About It”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
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Chicago

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