carboxyhemoglobin
noun
carboxyhemoglobin is spelled C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-H-E-M-O-G-L-O-B-I-N: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carboxyhemoglobin means “The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carboxyhemoglobin is carboxyhemoglobins.
How many letters and syllables are in carboxyhemoglobin?
| Letters | 17: C-A-R-B-O-X-Y-H-E-M-O-G-L-O-B-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is carboxyhemoglobin?
Carboxyhemoglobin appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of carboxyhemoglobin
- carboxyhemoglobins plural
- carboxyhaemoglobin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carboxyhemoglobin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The stable complex of carbon monoxide with hemoglobin; it prevents the normal complexing with oxygen and thus leads to anoxia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carboxyhemoglobin come from?
From carboxy + hemoglobin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).