Hematoidin

Hematoidin
Hematoidin Hem`a*toid"in, n. (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline or amorphous pigment, free from iron, formed from hematin in old blood stains, and in old hemorrhages in the body. It resembles bilirubin. When present in the corpora lutea it is called {h[ae]molutein}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • hematoidin — he·ma·toi·din …   English syllables

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