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血色素

Mandarin · pinyin xuè sè sù

hematin (blood pigment)
heme
hemoglobin
also written 血紅蛋白 xuè hóng dàn bái

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血: xuè · blood; Kangxi radical 143
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
素: sù · white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally

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4–4–4 · xue4 se4 su4

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noun

(biochemistry) haemoglobin

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