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Noun: carboxyhemoglobin
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: carboxyhaemoglobin)
  1. A stable complex of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin that forms in red blood cells upon contact with carbon monoxide
    - carboxyhaemoglobin [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: carboxyhemoglobins

Encyclopedia: Carboxyhemoglobin