carboxyhemoglobin

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Etymology

From carboxy +‎ hemoglobin.

Noun

carboxyhemoglobin (usually uncountable, plural carboxyhemoglobins)

  1. (biochemistry) The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia

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