haematoin Meaning, Definition & Usage

Hæ*mat"o*in noun (Also<
  • Haematoin
  • Hæmatoin
)
Etymology
Hæmato- + -in.
Definitions
  1. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid. Two like bodies, called respectively hæmatoporphyrin and hæmatolin, are formed in a similar manner.

Webster 1913