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# myoglobin

noun (myoglobin)

«myoglobin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Myoglobin is a protein in muscles that holds oxygen until the muscle needs it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/myoglobin/#m1)

### In the lessons

Met in science lessons on muscles and blood; it makes red meat red and lets whales and seals hold their breath for a long time.

### Examples

- Myoglobin stores oxygen in muscles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/myoglobin/#x1)
- Whale muscles have a lot of myoglobin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/myoglobin/#x2)
- Red meat is red because of myoglobin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/myoglobin/#x3)
- Myoglobin is like haemoglobin, but it stays in the muscle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/myoglobin/#x4)
- Diving seals depend on myoglobin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/myoglobin/#x5)
- Chicken breast has little myoglobin, so it is pale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/myoglobin/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Say «my-o-GLOW-bin». Do not confuse with haemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «myoglobin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/myoglobin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«myoglobin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/myoglobin.html) on Mova free.