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- noun (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 andhæmatolin , are formed in a similar manner.
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- noun biochemistry A substance formed from the
haematin ofblood , by removal of theiron through the action of concentratedsulphuric acid .
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haemato- + -in
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