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hemochrome

American  
[hee-muh-krohm, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌkroʊm, ˈhɛm ə- /

noun

  1. the red coloring matter of the blood.

  2. an oxygen-containing component of the blood.

Etymology

Origin of hemochrome

hemo- + -chrome

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Berry, E. A. & Trumpower, B. L. Simultaneous determination of hemes a, b, and c from pyridine hemochrome spectra.

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