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oxyhemoglobin
[ ok-si-hee-muh-gloh-bin, -hem-uh- ]
/ ˌɒk sɪˈhi məˌgloʊ bɪn, -ˈhɛm ə- /
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noun Biochemistry.
See under hemoglobin.
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Origin of oxyhemoglobin
First recorded in 1870–75; oxy-2 + hemoglobin
Words nearby oxyhemoglobin
oxygen lance, oxygen mask, oxygen tent, oxygen weed, oxyhaemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, oxyhydrogen, oxymetazoline, oxymoron, oxymorphone, oxyneurine
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How to use oxyhemoglobin in a sentence
Oxygen is found dissolved in water and loosely combined in blood as oxyhemoglobin.
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Scientific definitions for oxyhemoglobin
oxyhemoglobin
[ ŏk′sē-hē′mə-glō′bĭn ]
The compound formed when a molecule of hemoglobin binds with a molecule of oxygen. In vertebrate animals, oxyhemoglobin forms in the red blood cells as they take up oxygen in the lungs. See Note at hemoglobin.
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