Methaemoglobin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Methaemoglobin \Met`haem*o*glo"bin\ (? or ?), n. [Pref. met- +
     haemoglobin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
     A stable crystalline compound obtained by the decomposition
     of hemoglobin. It is found in old blood stains.
     [1913 Webster] methadon