1. A hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues
   "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"
   - haemoglobin [Brit, Cdn], Hb

Derived forms: hemoglobins

Type of: haemoprotein, hemoprotein

Part of: erythrocyte, RBC, red blood cell

Encyclopedia: Hemoglobin Hemoglobin, gamma Hemoglobin, sickle

• whiffle
• whiffletree
• whiffy
• Whig
• Whig Party
• while
• while away
• whilom
• whilst
• whim
• whim-wham
• whimbrel
• whimper
• whimsey
• whimsical
• whimsicality
• whimsically
• whimsy
• whin
• whinberry
• whinchat
• whine
• whiner
• whiney
• whinge