methemoglobin

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(met hē′mə glō′bin, -hem′ə-, -hē′mə glō′-, -hem′ə-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
met•he•mo•glo•bin  (met hē′mə glō′bin, -hem′ə-, -hē′mə glō′-, -hem′ə-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistrya brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
Also, methaemoglobin. Also called ferrihemoglobin, hemiglobin. 
  • met- + hemoglobin 1865–70

'methemoglobin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ferrihemoglobin - hemiglobin - methaemoglobin

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