HAEMOCHROMES
\hˈiːməkɹˌə͡ʊmz], \hˈiːməkɹˌəʊmz], \h_ˈiː_m_ə_k_ɹ_ˌəʊ_m_z]\
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[Greek] Blood pigments, as haemoglobin, haemocyanin, chlorocruorin, erythrocruorin, haemoerythrin.
By J.H. Kenneth
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