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Haldane effect

Haldane effect noun: the ability of hemoglobin to carry increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the deoxygenated state as opposed to the oxygenated state.

Noun

Haldane effect (plural Haldane effects)

  1. The ability of hemoglobin to carry increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the deoxygenated state as opposed to the oxygenated state.

Forms of Haldane effect

pluralHaldane effects

Origin of Haldane effect

Named after John Scott Haldane who first described the effect.

Questions about Haldane effect

What does Haldane effect mean?
Haldane effect means the ability of hemoglobin to carry increased amounts of carbon dioxide in the deoxygenated state as opposed to the oxygenated state.
What part of speech is Haldane effect?
Haldane effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Haldane effect?
The plural of Haldane effect is Haldane effects.

Words near Haldane effect in the dictionary

  1. halcyonids
  2. halcyonoid
  3. halcyonoids
  4. halcyons
  5. Haldane
  6. Haldane effect
  7. Haldane effects
  8. Haldane principle
  9. Haldane's law
  10. Haldane's rule
  11. Haldanes

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