carboxyhemoglobin

noun

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

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Meanings

nouncarboxyhemoglobin (usually uncountable, plural carboxyhemoglobins)

plural carboxyhemoglobins · alternative carboxyhaemoglobin

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
carbomonoxyhemoglobincarbonmonoxyhemoglobin

Origin

From carboxy + hemoglobin.

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APA

carboxyhemoglobin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxyhemoglobin

MLA

“carboxyhemoglobin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxyhemoglobin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carboxyhemoglobin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carboxyhemoglobin.

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