haptoglobin

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haptoglobin

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Analysable as hapto- + globin. .

noun haptoglobins

A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.
Similar: haptoglobulin

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@misc{haptoglobin_2026,
  title = {haptoglobin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/haptoglobin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}