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methæmoglobin

methæmoglobin is the archaic spelling of methemoglobin.

Meaning of methemoglobin

Noun

methemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural methemoglobins)

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

Forms of methæmoglobin

pluralmethæmoglobins

Questions about methæmoglobin

What is methæmoglobin the archaic spelling of?
Methæmoglobin is the archaic spelling of methemoglobin.

Words near methæmoglobin in the dictionary

  1. methyprylon
  2. methyprylone
  3. methysergide
  4. methystic
  5. methysticin
  6. methæmoglobin
  7. methæmoglobins
  8. METI
  9. metiamide
  10. metic
  11. metica

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