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hematin definition

hema·tin (hem′ə tin, hē′mə-)

noun

a dark-brown or blackish hydroxide of heme, CHNO·FeOH, obtained by the decomposition of hemoglobin

Etymology: hemat(o)- + -in

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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