different between hemoglobin vs hemocyanin

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

• haemocyanin

Noun

hemocyanin (countable and uncountable, plural hemocyanins)

1. (biochemistry) a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment (a metalloprotein) found in most molluscs, and some arthropods

Translations

Further reading

• hemocyanin at OneLook Dictionary Search
• hemocyanin, haemocyanin at Google Ngram Viewer