carboxyhemoglobin

English

Alternative forms

• carboxyhaemoglobin

Etymology

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

Further reading

• carboxyhemoglobin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia