Hypernym

hemoprotein 1

noun

a conjugated protein linked to a compound of iron and porphyrin

Substance_meronym

red blood cell 1

noun

a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus

heme 1

noun

a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds

globin 1

noun

a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells

Hb 1

noundomain: substance

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Examples

1.fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals

Synonyms

Hyponym

oxyhemoglobin 1

noun

the bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs

carboxyhemoglobin 1

noun

a stable complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin that forms in red blood cells upon contact with carbon monoxide.

methemoglobin 1

noun

a form of the oxygen-carrying metalloprotein hemoglobin, in which the iron in the heme group is in the ferric state, not the ferrous of normal hemoglobin.

Substance_holonym

red blood cell 1

noun

a mature blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen to the bodily tissues; a biconcave disc that has no nucleus

heme 1

noun

a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds

globin 1

noun

a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells

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