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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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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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