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Meaning of HAEMOGLOBIN

Pronunciation:  'heemu`glowbin

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"
 

HAEMOGLOBIN is a 11 letter word that starts with H.

 

 Synonyms: Hb, hemoglobin
 
 See Also: erythrocyte, globin, haem, haematohiston, haemitin, haemoprotein, hematin, hematohiston, heme, hemoprotein, oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, protoheme, RBC, red blood cell

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\H[ae]m`o*glo"bin\, n.
Same as {Hemoglobin}.

 

 

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