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Where does “triheme” come from?

triheme (English) comes from English heme, from English hemoglobin, from English hematinoglobulin, from English hematin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

triheme (English): Three heme groups in a hemoprotein

Definitions

  1. Three heme groups in a hemoprotein

Ancestry of “triheme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhemeThe component of hemoglobin responsible for...
2EnglishhemoglobinThe iron-containing substance in red blood cells...
3EnglishhematinoglobulinAlternative form of hemoglobin
4EnglishhematinHemoglobin with iron in ferric state; Hemin
5Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
6Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
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