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hemoglobin.

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).

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noun/ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn/US/ˈhiməˌɡloʊbɪn/US/ˌhiːmə(ʊ)ˈɡləʊbɪn/UK
  1. 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).

    US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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