haematin

Noun

hematin (countable and uncountable, plural hematins)

1. Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state.
   • When the stain is of recent date, or supposed to be so, the red corpuscles should be particularly examined, and every care should be taken to preserve them without change. The stains must not be washed with water, so that the hæmatin may not be altered.1873 December 5, “The Examination of Blood-Stains”, in William Crookes, editor, The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science, volume XXVIII, number 732, page 291
2. Hemin.
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