oxymyoglobin

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noun

The substance resulting from exposure of myoglobin to oxygen, responsible for the red colour of meat.

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Meanings

nounoxymyoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural oxymyoglobins)

plural oxymyoglobins

  1. countableuncountableThe substance resulting from exposure of myoglobin to oxygen, responsible for the red colour of meat.

Origin

From oxy- + myoglobin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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