hémoglobine
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom hémo- + glob(ule) + -ine.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edithémoglobine 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
editFurther reading
edit- “hémoglobine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.