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- Ancient Greek · derived fromαἱμάτινος“like blood”
- English todayhematinon
From Ancient Greek αἱμάτινος (haimátinos, “like blood”), from αἷμα (haîma).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
hematinon
Today it means: A red pigment consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with copper oxide and used in enamels, mosaics, etc. Full definition →
Ancient Greek αἱμάτινος