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English

Alternative forms

• haemoglobin, hæmoglobin
• hemoglobine, haemoglobine, hæmoglobine
• hematinoglobulin
• hematoglobulin, haematoglobulin
• hematoglobuline, haematoglobuline
• hematoglobin, haematoglobin

Etymology

Originally hematinoglobulin, from hematin (from Ancient Greek ???? (haîma, “blood”) + -in) + -o- + globulin (from Latin globus (“ball, sphere”) + -in).

Noun

hemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural hemoglobins)

1. (American spelling) 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).

Synonyms

• Hb
• Hgb
• HGB

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• globulin
• haematin

Further reading

• hemoglobin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• hemoglobin in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• hemoglobin at OneLook Dictionary Search

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From hemo- +? globin (“from Latin globus”)

Noun

hemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) haemoglobin

References

• “hemoglobin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hemoglobin” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From hemo- +? globin (“from Latin globus”)

Noun

hemoglobin n (definite singular hemoglobinet, uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) haemoglobin

References

• “hemoglobin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Welsh

Alternative forms

• haemoglobin

Noun

hemoglobin m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. hemoglobin

English

Alternative forms

• haem (British)

Etymology

Back-formation from hemoglobin.

Pronunciation

• (US, UK) IPA^(key): /hi?m/
• Rhymes: -i?m

Noun

heme (countable and uncountable, plural hemes)

1. (biochemistry) The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
   • 2008, John Greer, John Foerster, George Rodgers, Fixos Paraskevas, Bertil Glader, Daniel Arber, Robert Means Jr, Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology: Volume One: Twelfth Edition, page 141:

     The binding of oxygen to the iron molecule causes the hemoglobin molecule to undergo conformational changes that affect the binding of oxygen to other heme sites.

   • 2018, Ruth Reichl, Silvia Killingsworth, The Best American Food Writing 2018, Mariner Books (?ISBN), page 152:

     Impossible's breakthrough was in discovering that meat's essence comes from heme—the iron-rich molecule in blood that carries oxygen and is responsible for the deep-red color.

Derived terms

Related terms

• hemoglobin

See also

• bilirubin
• red blood cell

Translations

Further reading

• heme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?heme/

Adverb

heme

1. at home

Middle English

Etymology 1

Related to Old English h?m (“home; village, community”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

heme (plural heamen)

1. inhabitant, villager

Descendants

• English: heme

References

• “h?me, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English ?eh?me. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adjective

heme

1. fitting, suitable

Descendants

• English: heme

References

• “h??me, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 3

Pronoun

heme

1. Alternative form of hem (“them”)

Etymology 4

Noun

heme

1. Alternative form of hem (“hem”)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²he?m?/ (example of pronunciation)

Adverb

heme

1. (dialectal, nonstandard) alternative form of heime (“at home”)

Spanish

Etymology

From he (adverb) +? me (pronoun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?eme/, [?e.me]

Phrase

heme

1. here I am