HEMOGLOBINS

Noun

hemoglobins

plural of hemoglobin

Source: Wiktionary


HEMOGLOBIN

Hem"o*glo"bin, n. Etym: [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)

Definition: The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is also called hæmatoglobulin. In arterial blood, it is always combined with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is called hæmatocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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