hemoglobin
noun
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Sense 1 noun
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
Types & categories
- hemoprotein hypernym
- oxyhemoglobin hyponym
Parts & wholes
- red blood cell substance holonym
- heme substance meronym
- globin substance meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | red blood cell |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | heme |
| 1 | substance meronym | Parts & wholes | globin |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | hemoprotein |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oxyhemoglobin |