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Meaning of haptoglobin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

haptoglobinaemia haptoglobulin haptokinesis haptometer haptomonad Hapton