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cyanmethemoglobin

cyanmethemoglobin noun: a relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning.

Noun

cyanmethemoglobin (uncountable)

  1. A relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning

Questions about cyanmethemoglobin

What does cyanmethemoglobin mean?
Cyanmethemoglobin means a relatively non-toxic cyanide derivative of methemoglobin formed when amyl nitrite and sodium nitrite are used as antidotes to cyanide poisoning.
What part of speech is cyanmethemoglobin?
Cyanmethemoglobin is a noun.

Words near cyanmethemoglobin in the dictionary

  1. cyanize
  2. cyanized
  3. cyanizes
  4. cyanizing
  5. cyanmethaemoglobin
  6. cyanmethemoglobin
  7. cyano
  8. cyano-
  9. cyanoacetaldehyde
  10. cyanoacetamide
  11. cyanoacetate

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