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Meaning of haem | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/hiːm/

Definitions

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of heme.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“Haem is ubiquitous, abundant and necessary for energy metabolism. Most bacteria have a haem biosynthesis pathway, but nevertheless, since haem is a major source of iron (an essential metal), microbes take up exogenous haem to retrieve iron.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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