Häm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ham"

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). Compare English hemoglobin, from which the back-formation heme.

Noun

Häm n (strong, genitive Häms, plural Häme)

1. (biochemistry) haem / heme

Declension

Declension of Häm [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Häm	die	Häme
genitive	eines	des	Häms	der	Häme
dative	einem	dem	Häm	den	Hämen
accusative	ein	das	Häm	die	Häme

Further reading

• “Häm” in Duden online