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Meaning of Hemoglobin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˌhimoʊˈɡloʊbɪn

Definitions

The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

US, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الهيموغلوبين
Català hemoglobina
Čeština hemoglobin
Cymraeg haemoglobin hemoglobin
Deutsch Blutfarbstoff Hämoglobin
Ελληνικά αιμοσφαιρίνη
Español hemoglobina
Suomi hemoglobiini verenpuna
Français hémoglobine
Galego hemoglobina
Bahasa Indonesia hemoglobin
Italiano emoglobina
日本語 ヘモグロビン 血液色素 血色素
Қазақша гемоглобин
한국어 헤모글로빈 혈색소
Македонски хемоглобин
Bahasa Melayu hemoglobin
Polski hemoglobina
Português hemoglobina
Română hemoglobină
Русский гемоглобин
Svenska hemoglobin
Kiswahili hemoglobini
Türkçe hemoglobin
Українська гемоглобін

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hemoglobinase hemoglobinemia hemoglobinization hemoglobinolysis hemoglobinometry hemoglobinopathy

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