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# myoglobin

«myoglobin» in Mova's school dictionary: **a protein in muscles that holds oxygen until the muscle…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (myoglobin)

### meaning for a pupil

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

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «myoglobin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/myoglobin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.