'Hematin' definitions:
Definition of 'hematin'
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Definition of 'Hematin'
From: GCIDE
- Hematin \Hem"a*tin\, n. [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]
- 1. Hematoxylin. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Physiol. Chem.) A bluish black, amorphous substance containing iron and obtained from blood. It exists the red blood corpuscles united with globulin, and the form of hemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin gives to the blood its red color. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'hematin'
From: GCIDE
- Haematoxylin \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lin\ (-t[o^]ks"[i^]*l[i^]n), n. [See H[ae]matoxylon.] (Chem.) The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin. [1913 Webster]