How many syllables in hemoglobin?

There are 4 syllables in the word hemoglobin.

Divide hemoglobin into syllables:

hemoglobin (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.; an iron-containing respiratory pigment of vertebrate red blood cells that consists of a globin composed of four subunits each of which is linked to a heme molecule, that functions in oxygen transport to the tissues after conversion to oxygenated form in the gills or lungs, and that assists in carbon dioxide transport back to the gills or lungs after surrender of its oxygen

erythrocyte

globin

haem

haematohiston

haemoglobin

haemoprotein

hematin

hematohiston

heme

hemoprotein

oxyhaemoglobin

oxyhemoglobin

protoheme

rbc

red blood cell

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