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respiratory pigment
1. Any of the oxygen-carrying substances in the blood and tissues, such as hemoglobin and myoglobin.
2. Any of various colored conjugated proteins; such as, hemoglobin, that occur in living organisms and function in oxygen transfer in cellular respiration.
2. 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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