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methemoglobin

met·he·mo·glo·bin
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [met-hee-muh-gloh-bin, -hem-uh-, -hee-muh-gloh-, -hem-uh-]
    • /mɛtˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, -ˈhɛm ə-, -ˌhi məˈgloʊ-, -ˌhɛm ə-/
    • /mˌeθiːməɡlˈəʊbɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [met-hee-muh-gloh-bin, -hem-uh-, -hee-muh-gloh-, -hem-uh-]
    • /mɛtˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, -ˈhɛm ə-, -ˌhi məˈgloʊ-, -ˌhɛm ə-/

Definitions of methemoglobin word

  • noun methemoglobin a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs. 1
  • noun methemoglobin (biochemistry) An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen. 1
  • noun methemoglobin a brownish, crystalline substance containing ferric iron, formed in the blood by the oxidation of hemoglobin, as by the action of certain drugs or in the decomposition of the blood, and no longer able to combine reversibly with oxygen 0
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Origin of methemoglobin

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; met- + hemoglobin

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A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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