Hypernym

pigment 1

noun

dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

Substance_meronym

hemoglobin 1

noun

a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

myoglobin 1

noun

a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed

cytochrome 1

noun

(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)

heme 1

noundomain: substance

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds

Synonyms

haem 1
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
hematin 1
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
haemitin 1
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
protoheme 1
a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds

Substance_holonym

hemoglobin 1

noun

a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

myoglobin 1

noun

a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed

cytochrome 1

noun

(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)