hemin
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noun
- a reddish brown substance produced in a laboratory test for the presence of blood by reaction with glacial acetic acid and sodium chloride
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From Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”) + -in. By surface analysis, hem- + -in.
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