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Haematoxylin
Haemˊa-tox′y-lin
(-tŏks′ĭ-lĭn)
, Noun.
[See
Haematoxylon
.] (Chem.)
The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance,
C16H14O6
, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also hematin
.