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Webster 1913 Edition
Hemin
He′min
,Noun.
[Gr.
αἷμα
blood.] (Physiol. Chem.)
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 Teichmann’s crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of hematin.
☞ The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the presence of blood.
Definition 2024
hemin
hemin
See also: hem in
English
Noun
hemin (plural hemins)
- a reddish brown substance produced in a laboratory test for the presence of blood by reaction with glacial acetic acid and sodium chloride
Synonyms
- hematin chloride
- protohemin