haemoglobin

See also: Hämoglobin and hæmoglobin

English
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Structure of human haemoglobin

Etymology

From haemo- +‎ globin.

Pronunciation
  • (US) enPR: hēʹmōglōʹbĭn, hēʹməglōʹbĭn, IPA(key): /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/, /ˈhiməˌɡloʊbɪn/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/
  • Rhymes: -əʊbɪn

Noun

haemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural haemoglobins)

  1. (British spelling, biochemistry) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin
    • 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 66:
      When the boy was admitted, Carter said, the haemoglobin count was 8.3 grams per decilitre.

Derived terms

Welsh

Noun

haemoglobin m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. Alternative spelling of hemoglobin
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