Pronunciation: h ē - ' mer- ə -thr ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: hem- + erythr- + 1 -in
Date: 1903
: an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various chiefly marine invertebrates (as some brachiopods)
Pronunciation: h ē - ' mer- ə -thr ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: hem- + erythr- + 1 -in
Date: 1903
: an iron-containing respiratory pigment in the blood of various chiefly marine invertebrates (as some brachiopods)
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012