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Synonyms for haemoglobin in English

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haemoglobin:
- haemoglobin; hemoglobin; Hb

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Detailed Synonyms for haemoglobin in English

haemoglobin:

haemoglobin [the ~] noun, British

the haemoglobin
the haemoglobin; the hemoglobin
- haemoglobin [the ~] noun, British
- hemoglobin [the ~] noun, American
the haemoglobin

– 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 ¹
the haemoglobin; the hemoglobin; the Hb
– 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 ¹
- haemoglobin [the ~] noun, British
- hemoglobin [the ~] noun, American
  - fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals¹
- Hb [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "haemoglobin":

hemoglobin; Hb; hemoprotein; haemoprotein

Related Definitions for "haemoglobin":

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 tissues¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University