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haematoin

haematoin noun: a substance formed from the haematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid.

Noun

haematoin (uncountable)

  1. A substance formed from the haematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid.

Origin of haematoin

From haemato- + -in.

Questions about haematoin

What does haematoin mean?
Haematoin means a substance formed from the haematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid.
What part of speech is haematoin?
Haematoin is a noun.

Words near haematoin in the dictionary

  1. haematogone
  2. haematogones
  3. haematohidrosis
  4. haematoid
  5. haematoidin
  6. haematoin
  7. haematolagnia
  8. haematolin
  9. haematologic
  10. haematological
  11. haematologically

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