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xanthematin

xanthematin noun: a yellow pigment formed by the action of nitric acid on haematin.

Noun

xanthematin (uncountable)

  1. A yellow pigment formed by the action of nitric acid on haematin.

Origin of xanthematin

From xanth- + hematin.

Questions about xanthematin

What does xanthematin mean?
Xanthematin means a yellow pigment formed by the action of nitric acid on haematin.
What part of speech is xanthematin?
Xanthematin is a noun.

Words near xanthematin in the dictionary

  1. xanthelasma
  2. xanthelasmas
  3. xanthelasmata
  4. xanthelasmic
  5. xanthelasmoidea
  6. xanthematin
  7. xanthemia
  8. xanthene
  9. xanthene dye
  10. xanthene dyes
  11. xanthenes

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