haemoglobin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /-ɡloʊ-/
- /ˌhiː.məˈɡləʊ.bɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /-ɡloʊ-/

Definitions of haemoglobin word

noun haemoglobin (protein) alternative spelling of hemoglobin. 1
uncountable noun haemoglobin Haemoglobin is the red substance in blood, which combines with oxygen and carries it around the body. 0
noun haemoglobin a conjugated protein, consisting of haem and the protein globin, that gives red blood cells their characteristic colour. It combines reversibly with oxygen and is thus very important in the transportation of oxygen to tissues 0
noun haemoglobin (British, biochemistry) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin. 0

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Parts of speech for Haemoglobin

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haemoglobin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for haemoglobin

noun haemoglobin

juice — the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
claret — Claret is a type of French red wine.
clot — A clot is a sticky lump that forms when blood dries up or becomes thick.
gore — a city in W Ethiopia.
plasma — Anatomy, Physiology. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements.

All 6 Synonyms of haemoglobin