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English noun: hemoglobin | |||
| 1. | hemoglobin (substance) 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 | ||
| Samples | Fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals. | ||
| Synonyms | haemoglobin, Hb | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | haemoprotein, hemoprotein | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin | ||
| Substance holonym | globin, haem, haematohiston, haemitin, hematin, hematohiston, heme, protoheme | ||
| Substance meronym | erythrocyte, RBC, red blood cell | ||
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