hémoglobine
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.