sulfhemoglobin

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noun

Any of a group of derivatives of hemoglobin, often in the presence of ferrihemoglobin, that are incapable of transporting oxygen.

OriginEnglish hemoglobin ← Middle English sulphur ← Anglo-Norman sulfre →
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Meanings

nounsulfhemoglobin (plural sulfhemoglobins)

plural sulfhemoglobins

  1. biochemistryAny of a group of derivatives of hemoglobin, often in the presence of ferrihemoglobin, that are incapable of transporting oxygen.

Origin

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

From sulfo- + hemoglobin.

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APA

sulfhemoglobin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfhemoglobin

MLA

“sulfhemoglobin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfhemoglobin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulfhemoglobin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulfhemoglobin.

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