Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
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;
- Example: "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals"[syn: hemoglobin, haemoglobin, Hb]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Hb
n 1: 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;
"fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" [syn:
hemoglobin, haemoglobin, Hb]