haemoglobin, n.
(haemoglobins)
(haemoglobins)
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
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Hb haemoglobin hemoglobin
sample sentences
"fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"
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