hemoglobin

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LONG: That means that as best as we can tell with somewhat primitive equipment that we have here for measuring those, his carboxi-hemoglobin (ph) levels were negative, indicating no carbon monoxide in his system, as far as we could tell.

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  1. noun The iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of vertebrates, consisting of about 6 percent heme and 94 percent globin.

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  • Maybe a grendel could be triggered into releasing its super hemoglobin, by sonics or by the smell of an attacker. —  The Legacy of Heorot
  • Even the blood pigment is an analogue of hemoglobin, though the metal base isn't iron, of course. —  A Case Of Conscience
  • LONG: That means that as best as we can tell with somewhat primitive equipment that we have here for measuring those, his carboxi-hemoglobin (ph) levels were negative, indicating no carbon monoxide in his system, as far as we could tell. —  CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2006
  • Have hemoglobin, will travel? —  Children Of The Night
  • ³ —  Secret Agent U-2
 

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  1. Ultimately short for hematinoglobulin : hematin + globulin.
 

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