The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word HEME which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1990.
Iron-containing pigment crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| HEME | 100 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Iron-containing pigment
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- heme
- haem
- sienna
- ochre
- hemoglobin
- haemoglobin
- hemosiderin
- hematin
- haematin
- haemitin
- hemerythrin
- protoheme
Crossword Answer definitions
HEME noun- The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
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