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leghemoglobin

[ leg-hee-muh-gloh-bin, -hem-uh- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. 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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