Unscramble

h 4 e 1 m 3 o 1 g 2 l 1 o 1 b 3 i 1 n 1

10 letters · 18 points in Scrabble

Meaning

noun 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

originOriginally hematinoglobulin, from hematin (from Ancient Greek αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -in) + -o- + globulin (from Latin globus (“ball, sphere”) + -in).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0

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