n. (US hemoglobin) a red oxygen-carrying substance containing iron, present in the red blood-cells of vertebrates.
[ shortened f. haematoglobin, compound of HAEMATIN + GLOBULIN ]
n. (US hemoglobin) a red oxygen-carrying substance containing iron, present in the red blood-cells of vertebrates.
[ shortened f. haematoglobin, compound of HAEMATIN + GLOBULIN ]
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