nitrosylmyoglobin

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English

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Etymology

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From nitrosyl +‎ myoglobin.

Noun

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nitrosylmyoglobin (usually uncountable, plural nitrosylmyoglobins)

  1. (biochemistry) A form of myoglobin, formed in nitrite-cured meat, that may have a protective role during ischemia