hæmochromogen

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “gen”) From 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^[1], page 37:

     Hæmochromogen in the presence of oxygen quickly undergoes oxidation to the more stable hæmatin.