meaning of hemin
1. 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 Teichmanns crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of hematin.
2. a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood
Related Words
hemin | hemina | heminae | heming | hemingway | hemingwayesque |
