hemoglobin

• haemoglobin, hæmoglobin
• hemoglobine, haemoglobine, hæmoglobine
• hematinoglobulin
• hematoglobulin, haematoglobulin
• hematoglobuline, haematoglobuline
• hematoglobin, haematoglobin

Originally hematinoglobulin, from hematin (from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -in) + -o- + globulin (from Latin globus (“ball, sphere”) + -in).

• (US) enPR: hēʹmōglōʹbĭn, hēʹməglōʹbĭn, IPA^(key): /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/, /ˈhiməˌɡloʊbɪn/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/

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• Rhymes: -əʊbɪn

hemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobins)

1. (American spelling) 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).

• Hb
• Hgb
• HGB

• globulin
• haematin

• “hemoglobin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “hemoglobin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “hemoglobin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

From hemo- +‎ globin (“from Latin globus”).

hemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) haemoglobin

• “hemoglobin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hemoglobin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From hemo- +‎ globin (“from Latin globus”).

hemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) haemoglobin

• “hemoglobin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

hemoglobin n

1. hemoglobin

   Synonym: (rare) blodfärgämne

• hemoglobin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hemoglobin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hemoglobin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• haemoglobin

hemoglobin m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. hemoglobin