English Explanatory Dictionary

hematinic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That improves the quality of blood, especially by increasing the amount of hemoglobin or of red blood cells.
  2. Of, relating to, derived from hematin.
noun
  1. Any substance that has a hematinic (adjective sense 1) effect.

Pronunciation

hē′mə-tĭn′ĭk /ˌhiː.məˈtɪn.ɪk/ /ˌhi.məˈtɪn.ɪk/ /ˌhiː.məˈtən.ək/ /ˌhiː.maˈʈin.ik/

Word forms

hematinic more hematinic most hematinic hematinics

Etymology

From hematin + -ic.

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