haem

See also: häm, Häm, haem-, and hæm-

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /hiːm/
Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

haem (countable and uncountable, plural haems)

(Britain) Alternative form of heme
- 2010, Pierre Cornelis and Simon Andrews (editors), Iron Uptake and Homeostasis in Microorganisms, page 17:
  Haem is ubiquitous, abundant and necessary for energy metabolism. Most bacteria have a haem biosynthesis pathway, but nevertheless, since haem is a major source of iron (an essential metal), microbes take up exogenous haem to retrieve iron.

Anagrams

HEMA, ah me, ahem, hame, heam

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