hæmatine

A form of hematin — Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state.

Meanings

nounhæmatine (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableArchaic form of hematin.

    In the year 1847 Pettenkofer¹ investigated the preparation of the antique hæmatine, an opaque red glass, and in the preparation of this material he obtained by accident avanturine glass.

    1913, Henry Enfield Roscoe, John Cannell Cain, Carl Schorlemmer, A Treatise on Chemistry, page 592
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