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Hemin

Hemin Meaning & Definition
Hemin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hemin?

[n] a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hemin: protohemin

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See Also | chloride

Hemin In Webster's Dictionary

\He"min\, n. [Gr. a"i^ma 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. Note: 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.

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