English dictionary
hemin
/'h/i/m/I/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood
Synonyms protoheminSource: WordNet 3.0
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A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; -- called also <i>Teichmann's</i> crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of hematin.
Source: webster1913