Hb

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Symbol, Biochemistry.

hemoglobin.

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Words nearby Hb

HAZMAT, Hazor, hazy, hazzan, Hazzard, Hb, h-bar, HBC, HBCU, H-beam, H.B.M.

Other definitions for Hb (2 of 3)

abbreviation

hard black: a designation for a graphite pencil of medium hardness.

Brinell hardness number.

U.S. Government. House Bill.

Other definitions for Hb (3 of 3)

h.b.

abbreviation Football.

halfback.

How to use Hb in a sentence

In September, legislators passed HB 1307, which mandates a 72-hour waiting period for all women seeking an abortion.
Abortion in Missouri Is the Wait of a Lifetime|Justin Glawe|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Helpful Bystander (HB): Have you ever thought that maybe he has dyslexia?
Your Kid's Dyslexia Diagnosis Is B.S.|Julian Elliot|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
HB: Well, then, why not take him to a psychologist and get him checked out?
Your Kid's Dyslexia Diagnosis Is B.S.|Julian Elliot|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With that rallying cry, Alabama passed HB 56 in 2011, the harshest state immigration law in the country.
How America's Harshest Immigration Law Failed|MSNBC|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Ich hb' nischt geknnt sthn un' zusehn asa Majsse-ra vun der weitens.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
Vun ihm hb' ich ds as viel Jessurim un' Schmerzen arbergetrgen, bis ich hb' ihm auf die Fss' gestellt!
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
Any number of coils of pipes may be introduced into the circuit between the boiler and the top of the pipe HB.
Household Administration|Various
The HB mystery was most religiously preserved for a great number of years, both by the artist and the publisher.
English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century.|Graham Everitt
The “sketches” of HB were a complete innovation upon pictorial satire.
English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century.|Graham Everitt

British Dictionary definitions for Hb (1 of 2)

symbol for

haemoglobin

British Dictionary definitions for Hb (2 of 2)

symbol for (on Brit pencils)

hard-black: denoting a medium-hard leadCompare H (def. 5), B (def. 9)

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