Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonheme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-heme
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That does not originate in heme.

Example Sentences

"nonheme iron"
"Study 2 was designed to determine the effects of the protein sources (i.e. BSA, CEA, and fish) on nonheme iron availability in the presence of Nishiki rice."

Etymology

From non- + heme.

Inflected Forms

non-heme (alternative)

Questions

What does nonheme mean?: That does not originate in heme.
Where does nonheme come from?: From non- + heme.

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