Myoglobin etymology

English

English word myoglobin comes from English globin

Detailed word origin of myoglobin

Dictionary entry Language Definition
globin English (en) (protein) Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold. (protein) One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.
myoglobin English (en) (protein) A small globular protein, containing a heme group, that carries oxygen to muscles.

Words with the same origin as myoglobin

Descendants of globin

heme