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Where does “sulfhemoglobin” come from?

sulfhemoglobin (English) comes from English hemoglobin, from English hematinoglobulin, from English hematin, from Ancient Greek αἷμα, from Latin globus, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

sulfhemoglobin (English): Any of a group of derivatives of hemoglobin,...

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of derivatives of hemoglobin,...

Ancestry of “sulfhemoglobin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhemoglobinThe iron-containing substance in red blood cells...
2EnglishhematinoglobulinAlternative form of hemoglobin
3EnglishhematinHemoglobin with iron in ferric state; Hemin
4Ancient Greekαἷμαblood
5Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

Words derived from “sulfhemoglobin”

  • sulfhemoglobinemia
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