a bluish, copper-containing protein with an oxygen-carrying function similar to that of hemoglobin, present in the blood of certain mollusks and arthropods.

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

vertebrate 1

noun

animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

blood 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets

Examples

1.blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and carries away waste products
2.the ancients believed that blood was the seat of the emotions

Derivationally related form

bloody 1

adjective

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

blood 1

verb

smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

Hyponym

arterial blood 1

noun

blood found in arteries

blood group 1

noun

human blood cells (usually just the red blood cells) that have the same antigens

gore 2

noun

coagulated blood from a wound

lifeblood 1

noun

the blood considered as the seat of vitality

bloodstream 1

noun

the blood flowing through the circulatory system

Substance_holonym

serum 1

noun

an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

Part_holonym

blood cell 1

noun

either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

vertebrate 1

noun

animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

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