hematin

3 definitions found

hematin - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hematin \Hem"a*tin\, n. [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]
     1. Hematoxylin.
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     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.
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  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.
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hematin - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hematin
      n 1: a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other
           atoms to which oxygen binds [syn: heme, haem,
           hematin, haemitin, protoheme]