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Hemoglobin

Hem′o-glo′bin

,
Noun.
[
Hemo-
+
globe
.]
(Physiol.)
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called
haematoglobulin
. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called
oxyhemoglobin
. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called
haematocrystallin
. See
Blood crystal
, under
Blood
.

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hemoglobin

hemoglobin

English

Alternative forms

Noun

hemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobins)

  1. The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

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External links

  • hemoglobin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • hemoglobin in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • hemoglobin at OneLook Dictionary Search

Welsh

Alternative forms

Noun

hemoglobin m (uncountable)

  1. hemoglobin

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
hemoglobin unchanged unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.