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noun
Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hemoprotein, haemoprotein
Narrower terms: cytochrome c
History
From cyto- + -chrome.
Across languages
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