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hematin

(hem′ə tin, hē′mə-)

noun

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

Origin: hemat(o)- + -in

See hematin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A blue to blackish-brown compound, C₃₄H₃₂N₄O₄·FeOH, formed in the decomposition of hemoglobin.

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