HAEMOGLOBIN

hemoglobin, haemoglobin, Hb

(noun) a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; “fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

haemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural haemoglobins)

(British spelling, protein) Alternative spelling of hemoglobin

Source: Wiktionary


Hæm`o*glo"bin, n.

Definition: Same as Hemoglobin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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2 February 2025

BACK

(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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