cyanomethemoglobin
noun
cy·a·no·met·he·mo·glo·bin
ˌsī-ə-ˌnō-(ˈ)met-ˈhē-mə-ˌglō-bən 
variants
or cyanmethemoglobin
or chiefly British cyanomethaemoglobin
or cyanmethaemoglobin
: a bright red crystalline compound formed by the action of hydrogen cyanide on methemoglobin in the cold or on oxyhemoglobin at body temperature
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“Cyanomethemoglobin.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/cyanomethemoglobin. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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