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respiratory pigment

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respiratory pigment  
n.  Any of various colored conjugated proteins, such as hemoglobin, that occur in living organisms and function in oxygen transfer in cellular respiration.
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Main Entry: respiratory pigment
Function: noun
: any of various permanently or intermittently colored conjugated proteins and especially hemoglobin that function in thetransfer of oxygen in cellular respiration
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respiratory pigment n.
Any of the oxygen-carrying substances in the blood and tissues, such as hemoglobin and myoglobin.

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