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haematin

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haematin /ˈhiːmətɪn / (US English hematin)
noun [mass noun] Biochemistry a bluish-black compound derived from haemoglobin by removal of the protein part and oxidation of the iron atom.
– ORIGIN mid 19th century: from Greek haima, haimat- blood + -in1.