oxyhemoglobin

[ ok-si-hee-muh-gloh-bin, -hem-uh- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. hemoglobin

oxyhemoglobin

/ ŏk′sē-hē′mə-glō′bĭn /

1. 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.
2. See Note at hemoglobin

Word History and Origins

Origin of oxyhemoglobin¹

First recorded in 1870–75; oxy- ² + hemoglobin

Example Sentences

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.

From Project Gutenberg

"Blood diluted with water shows the well-known dark bands between D and E, known as the oxyhemoglobin absorption."

From Project Gutenberg