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hæmochromogen

hæmochromogen noun: substance of hemoglobin, from lack of oxygen.

Noun

hæmochromogen (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Substance of hemoglobin, from lack of oxygen.
    • Hæmochromogen in the presence of oxygen quickly undergoes oxidation to the more stable hæmatin.1900, Henry Pickering Bowditch, An American text-book of physiology, page 37

Origin of hæmochromogen

By surface analysis, hæmo- + chromo- + -gen.

Questions about hæmochromogen

What does hæmochromogen mean?
Hæmochromogen means substance of hemoglobin, from lack of oxygen.
What part of speech is hæmochromogen?
Hæmochromogen is a noun.

Words near hæmochromogen in the dictionary

  1. hæmo-
  2. hæmoblast
  3. hæmoblasts
  4. hæmochromatoses
  5. hæmochromatosis
  6. hæmochromogen
  7. hæmoglobin
  8. hæmoglobine
  9. hæmolymph
  10. hæmolymphs
  11. hæmolysis

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