hemoglobin
/himə,gloʊbɪn/
noun
10 letters4 syllables18 points in Scrabble®22 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
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”
WORD FORMS
Starts withH
Ends withN
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®18 points
Words With Friends®22 points
Double word36 points
Triple word54 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinemoglobinhay
Starts & ends withH … N
Syllableshe · mo · glo · bin
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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