Etymology

sulfhemoglobin

S1U1L1F4H4E1M3O1G2L1O1B3I1N1

Today it means: Any of a group of derivatives of hemoglobin, often in the presence of ferrihemoglobin, that are incapable of transporting oxygen. Full definition →

English hemoglobin ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre
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The story

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulfur
  7. Englishsulfo-
  8. Englishhemoglobin
  9. English todaysulfhemoglobin

From sulfo- + hemoglobin.

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