methemoglobin

English

Alternative forms

• methæmoglobin (archaic)
• methaemoglobin

Etymology

meta- +‎ haemoglobin

Noun

methemoglobin (countable and uncountable, plural methemoglobins)

1. (biochemistry) An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.