Meaning Of The Word Methemoglobin

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What's The Definition Of Methemoglobin?

methemoglobin in American English
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
noun: a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs

methemoglobin in British English
noun

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