See Also: paragon(2)(dictionary)
paragon(dictionary)
paragon(1)(dictionary)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
PARAGON Credit Union(finance)
Bohr(dictionary)
Bohr's atom(medicine)
Bohr effect(medicine)
Bohr, Neils(medicine)
Bohr, Christian(medicine)

Bohr effect (medicine) and paragon (oh)


Bohr effect (medicine)


Bohr effect
<physiology> Decrease in oxygen affinity of haemoglobin when pH decreases or concentration of carbon dioxide increases.


paragon (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Early French, from Old Italian paragone 'stone for testing gold', from paragonare 'to test on such a stone', from Greek parakonan 'to sharpen']
someone who is perfect or is extremely brave, good etc - often used humorously
paragon of
::a paragon of virtue