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oxyhemoglobin
[ ok-si-hee-muh-gloh-bin, -hem-uh- ]
noun
Biochemistry.
- hemoglobin
oxyhemoglobin
/ ŏ′sŧ-ŧ′ə-ō′bĭ /
- The compound formed when a molecule of hemoglobin binds with a molecule of oxygen. In vertebrate animals, oxyhemoglobin forms in the red blood cells as they take up oxygen in the lungs.
- See Note at hemoglobin
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of oxyhemoglobin1
First recorded in 1870–75; oxy- 2 + hemoglobin
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When united with the oxygen it forms a compound, called oxyhemoglobin, which has a bright red color; the hemoglobin alone has a dark red color.
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"Blood diluted with water shows the well-known dark bands between D and E, known as the oxyhemoglobin absorption."
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