hémoglobine
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From hémo- + glob(ule) + -ine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
hémoglobine f (plural hémoglobines)
- (biochemistry) hemoglobin (the iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body)
- (figuratively) blood; gore
Descendants[edit]
- → Russian: гемоглоби́н (gemoglobín)
- → Ukrainian: гемоглобі́н (hemohlobín)
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “hémoglobine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.