English Explanatory Dictionary

methemoglobin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.

Word forms

methemoglobin methemoglobins methæmoglobin methaemoglobin

Etymology

From meta- + haemoglobin.

Derived words

methemoglobinemia methemoglobinuria
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