hémoglobine

French

Alternative forms

hæmoglobine (obsolete)

Etymology

From hémo- +‎ glob(ule) +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.mɔ.ɡlɔ.bin/
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Noun

hémoglobine f (plural hémoglobines)

(biochemistry) hemoglobin (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body)
(figuratively) blood; gore

Descendants

→ Russian: гемоглоби́н (gemoglobín)
→ Ukrainian: гемоглобі́н (hemohlobín)

See also

myoglobine

Further reading

“hémoglobine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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