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noun
A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: haptoglobulin
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a protein in plasma that binds free hemoglobin and removes it (as from wounds)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: protein
History
Analysable as hapto- + globin. .
