— hemoglobic, hemoglobinous , adj.
/hee"meuh gloh'bin, hem"euh-/ , n. Biochem.
the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb Cf. heme .
[ 1865-70; earlier hematoglobulin. See HEMO-, GLOBULIN ]