haemoglobin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    hemoglobin; Hb.
    • fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals

WordNet


Hæm`o*glo"bin noun (Also<
  • Haemoglobin
  • Hæmoglobin
)
Definitions
  1. Same as Hemoglobin.

Webster 1913