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methemoglobin

methemoglobin noun: an oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.

Noun

methemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural methemoglobins)

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

methemoglobin meaning in Tamil

methemoglobin in Tamil

மெத்திமோக்லோபின்

Forms of methemoglobin

pluralmethemoglobins
alternative formmethaemoglobin
alternative form (archaic)methæmoglobin

Origin of methemoglobin

From meta- + haemoglobin.

Words formed from methemoglobin

Questions about methemoglobin

What does methemoglobin mean?
Methemoglobin means an oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.
What is methemoglobin in Tamil?
Methemoglobin in Tamil is மெத்திமோக்லோபின். See Methemoglobin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is methemoglobin?
Methemoglobin is a noun.
What is the plural of methemoglobin?
The plural of methemoglobin is methemoglobins.

Words near methemoglobin in the dictionary

  1. metheglin
  2. metheglins
  3. methegs
  4. methemalbumin
  5. methemalbuminemia
  6. methemoglobin
  7. methemoglobinaemia
  8. methemoglobinaemias
  9. methemoglobinaemic
  10. methemoglobinated
  11. methemoglobinemia

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