haemoglobin

US hemoglobin

/ (ˌhiːməʊˈɡləʊbɪn, ˌhɛm-) /


noun
  1. a conjugated protein, consisting of haem and the protein globin, that gives red blood cells their characteristic colour. It combines reversibly with oxygen and is thus very important in the transportation of oxygen to tissues: See also oxyhaemoglobin

Origin of haemoglobin

1
C19: shortened from haematoglobulin, from haematin + globulin the two components

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