hemin chloride
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hemin — [hē′min] n. [ HEM(E) + IN1] a brown, crystalline chloride of heme, C34H32N4O4FeCl, obtained when blood is treated with glacial acetic acid and sodium chloride: its production by this reaction is evidence of the presence of blood in fluids, stains … English World dictionary
hemin — noun a reddish brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood • Syn: ↑protohemin • Hypernyms: ↑chloride * * * /hee min/, n. Biochem. the typical, microscopic reddish brown crystals, C34H32N4O4FeCl,… … Useful english dictionary
hemin — 1. Chloride of heme in which Fe2+ has become Fe3+. H. crystals are called Teichmann crystals, under crystal. 2. Any coordination complex of chloro(porphyrinato)iron(III). SYN: chlorohemin, factor X for Haemophilus, ferriheme chloride,… … Medical dictionary
hemin — noun /ˈhi.mɪn/ a reddish brown substance produced in a laboratory test for the presence of blood by reaction with glacial acetic acid and sodium chloride Syn: hematin chloride, protohemin … Wiktionary
hemin — /hee min/, n. Biochem. the typical, microscopic reddish brown crystals, C34H32N4O4FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood. Also… … Universalium
hemin — he•min [[t]ˈhi mɪn[/t]] n. biochem. a crystalline substance, C34H32N4O4FeCl, that forms when blood is mixed with sodium chloride and pure acetic acid and heated: used as a test for the presence of blood in stains • Etymology: 1855–60; <… … From formal English to slang
protein — proteinaceous /proh tee nay sheuhs, tee i nay /, proteinic, proteinous, adj. /proh teen, tee in/, n. 1. Biochem. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the… … Universalium
protohemin — noun a reddish brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood • Syn: ↑hemin • Hypernyms: ↑chloride * * * |prōd.(ˌ)ō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prot + hemin … Useful english dictionary
Iron — Fe redirects here. For other uses, see Fe (disambiguation). This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). manganese … Wikipedia
hematin — Heme in which the iron is Fe(III) (Fe3+); the prosthetic group of methemoglobin. SYN: ferriheme, hematosin, hydroxyhemin, oxyheme, oxyhemochromogen, phenodin. h … Medical dictionary
