nonheme

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adjective

That does not originate in heme.

“nonheme iron”

OriginEnglish heme ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonheme (not comparable)

alternative non-heme

  1. not comparableThat does not originate in heme.

    nonheme iron

    1 more example

    Study 2 was designed to determine the effects of the protein sources (i.e. BSA, CEA, and fish) on nonheme iron availability in the presence of Nishiki rice.

    2004, Eun Chul Huh, How Meat Enhances Iron Uptake, page 118

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishheme
  15. Englishnonheme

From non- + heme.

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APA

nonheme. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonheme

MLA

“nonheme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonheme. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonheme,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonheme.

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