hæmochromogen

English

Etymology

From hæmo- +‎ chromo- +‎ -gen.

Noun

hæmochromogen (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) Substance of hemoglobin, from lack of oxygen.
    • 1900, Henry Pickering Bowditch, An American text-book of physiology[1], page 37:
      Hæmochromogen in the presence of oxygen quickly undergoes oxidation to the more stable hæmatin.