respiratory pigment

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Definition of respiratory pigment in English Turkish dictionary

(Biyokimya) solunum pigmenti

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Definition of respiratory pigment in English English dictionary

any of several coloured metal-containing protein pigments which combine reversibly with oxygen and which are found in the tissues of invertebrates and whose role is to transport oxygen

Any of various colored conjugated proteins, such as hemoglobin, that occur in living organisms and function in oxygen transfer in cellular respiration

Related Terms

respiratory pigments

plural form of respiratory pigment

Hyphenation

res·pi·ra·to·ry pig·ment

Turkish pronunciation

respırıtôri pîgmınt

Pronunciation

/ˈrespərəˌtôrē ˈpəgmənt/ /ˈrɛspɜrəˌtɔːriː ˈpɪɡmənt/