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Hemin
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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 Related Terms | Find terms related to Hemin: 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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