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leghemoglobin
[ leg-hee-muh-gloh-bin, -hem-uh- ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of leghemoglobin1
First recorded in 1965–70; leg(ume) + hemoglobin
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