hæmochromogen

English

Etymology

haemo- +‎ chromo plus gen, from Ancient Greek: αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) combined with χρῶμα (khrôma, “colour”)…

Noun

hæmochromogen (uncountable)

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