Found 2 items, similar to Hemoglobin.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: hemoglobin
hemoglobin
n : 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;
“fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals”
[syn:
haemoglobin,
Hb]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin
\Hem"o*glo"bin\, n. [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of
vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin,
and is also called
h[ae]matoglobulin. In arterial blood, it
is always combined with oxygen, and is then called
oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from
different animals, and when crystallized, is called
h[ae]matocrystallin. See
Blood crystal, under
Blood.
[1913 Webster]