the bright-red substance that is found in the arterial blood, formed in the lungs by the loose union of hemoglobin with oxygen: it delivers its oxygen to the body tissues
Word origin
oxy-1 + hemoglobin
Examples of 'oxyhemoglobin' in a sentence
oxyhemoglobin
The two different states of hemoglobin--oxygen-rich oxyhemoglobin and oxygen-poor deoxyhemoglobin--differin their magnetic properties.