Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methemoglobin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: methe-moglobin
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin English haemoglobin English methemoglobin From meta- + haemoglobin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

methemoglobins (plural) methæmoglobin (alternative, archaic) methaemoglobin (alternative)

Derived Forms

methemoglobinemia methemoglobinuria

Questions

What does methemoglobin mean?: An oxidized form of hemoglobin, containing ferric rather than ferrous iron, that cannot transport oxygen.
Where does methemoglobin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) Ancient Greek αἱμο- (haimo-) English haemo- Latin globus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. German -in German Globinbor. English globin English haemoglobin English methemoglobin From meta- + haemoglobin.

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