[ hi:m ]
( US heme )
■ noun Biochemistry an iron-containing compound of the porphyrin class which forms the non-protein part of ~oglobin.
Origin
1920s: back-form. from ~oglobin .
HAEM
Meaning of HAEM in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004