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hemoglobin

/ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
he-mo-glo-bin
IPA
/ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Originally hematinoglobulin, from hematin (from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -in) + -o- + globulin (from Latin globus (“ball, sphere”) + -in).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/
  • British English: /ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

hemoglobins (plural) haemoglobin (alternative) hæmoglobin (alternative) hemoglobine (alternative) haemoglobine (alternative) hæmoglobine (alternative) hematinoglobulin (alternative) hematoglobulin (alternative) haematoglobulin (alternative) hematoglobuline (alternative) haematoglobuline (alternative) hematoglobin (alternative)

Derived Forms

apohemoglobin carbonylhemoglobin carboxyhemoglobin deoxyhemoglobin ferrihemoglobin flavohemoglobin glycohemoglobin hemoglobinase hemoglobinization hemoglobinize hemoglobinometry hemoglobinopathy

Phrases

hemoglobin Lepore Mediterranean-hemoglobin E disease

Frequently Paired Words

globulin haematin

Synonyms

Hb Hgb haemoglobin

Homonyms

haemoglobin

Rhymes With

hoban coben obon haemoglobin globin oxyhaemoglobin

Questions

How do you pronounce hemoglobin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/.
What does hemoglobin mean?
The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
Where does hemoglobin come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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