See Also: leghaemoglobin(medicine)
leghaemoglobin(dictionary)

leghaemoglobin (iou)



leghaemoglobin noun. Also *leghemoglobin. M20.
[from LEG(UME + HAEMOGLOBIN.]
Biochemistry. A red pigment in the root nodules of legumes which facilitates nitrogen fixation and has a structure similar to haemoglobin.