Entries linking tohaemoglobin hemoglobin(n.) alsohæmoglobin, coloring matter in red blood cells, 1862, shortening ofhæmatoglobin(1845), from Greekhaimato-, combining form ofhaima(genitivehaimatos) "blood" (see-emia) +globulin, a type of simple protein, fromglobule, formerly a word for...