hemoglobin
English
editAlternative forms
edit- haemoglobin, hæmoglobin
- hemoglobine, haemoglobine, hæmoglobine
- hematinoglobulin
- hematoglobulin, haematoglobulin
- hematoglobuline, haematoglobuline
- hematoglobin, haematoglobin
Etymology
editOriginally hematinoglobulin, from hematin (from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -in) + -o- + globulin (from Latin globus (“ball, sphere”) + -in).
Pronunciation
edit- (US) enPR: hēʹmōglōʹbĭn, hēʹməglōʹbĭn, IPA(key): /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/, /ˈhiməˌɡloʊbɪn/
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊbɪn
Noun
edithemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobins)
- (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).
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editthe iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- “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.
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editFrom hemo- + globin (“from Latin globus”).
Noun
edithemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable)
References
edit- “hemoglobin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hemoglobin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom hemo- + globin (“from Latin globus”).
Noun
edithemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable)
References
edit- “hemoglobin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editNoun
edithemoglobin n
- hemoglobin
- Synonym: (rare) blodfärgämne
Declension
editDeclension of hemoglobin | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hemoglobin | hemoglobinet | hemoglobiner | hemoglobinerna |
Genitive | hemoglobins | hemoglobinets | hemoglobiners | hemoglobinernas |
References
editWelsh
editAlternative forms
editNoun
edithemoglobin m (uncountable, not mutable)
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