haem
/hiːm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.57 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and UK standard spelling of heme.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Haem is ubiquitous, abundant and necessary for energy metabolism. Most bacteria have a haem biosynthesis pathway, but nevertheless, since haem is a major source of iron (an essential metal), microbes take up exogenous haem to retrieve iron."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /hiːm/