Definition of haemoglobin in English:
haemoglobin
(US hemoglobin)
noun ˌhiːməˈɡləʊbɪnˈhiməˌɡloʊbən
mass nounBiochemistry A red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates. Its molecule comprises four subunits, each containing an iron atom bound to a haem group.
Example sentencesExamples
- The red blood cells carry red blood protein called haemoglobin.
- As a test protein we focused on hemoglobin, which has several advantages.
- The key, she believes, may be the iron content of the blood and muscle proteins hemoglobin and myoglobin.
- The main task of red blood cells is to transport oxygen bound to haemoglobin from the lungs to the tissues.
- Oxygen is carried in blood by hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells.
Origin
Mid 19th century: a contracted form of haematoglobulin, in the same sense.
Definition of hemoglobin in US English:
hemoglobin
(British haemoglobin)
nounˈhēməˌɡlōbənˈhiməˌɡloʊbən
Biochemistry A red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates. Its molecule comprises four subunits, each containing an iron atom bound to a heme group.
Example sentencesExamples
- The main task of red blood cells is to transport oxygen bound to haemoglobin from the lungs to the tissues.
- The red blood cells carry red blood protein called haemoglobin.
- As a test protein we focused on hemoglobin, which has several advantages.
- Oxygen is carried in blood by hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells.
- The key, she believes, may be the iron content of the blood and muscle proteins hemoglobin and myoglobin.
Origin
Mid 19th century: a contracted form of haematoglobulin, in the same sense.