First Known Use: circa 1857
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hemin
noun he·min \ˈhē-mən\
Definition of HEMIN
: a red-brown to blue-black crystalline salt C34H32N4O4FeCl derived from oxidized heme but usually obtained in a characteristic crystalline form from hemoglobin
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hemin
noun he·min
Medical Definition of HEMIN
: a red-brown to blue-black crystalline salt C34H32N4O4FeCl that inhibits the biosynthesis of porphyrin and is used to ameliorate the symptoms of some forms of porphyria—called also protohemin
Variants of HEMIN
he·min or chiefly British hae·min \ˈhē-mən\
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