HEMATIN
heme, haem, hematin, haemitin, protoheme
(noun) a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hematin (countable and uncountable, plural hematins)
(biochemistry) Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state.
(biochemistry) Hemin.
Anagrams
• Heitman, Manthei, Thamien, Thieman
Source: Wiktionary
Hem"a*tin, n. Etym: [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]
1. Hematoxylin.
2. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A bluish black, amorphous substance containing iron and
obtained from blood. It exists the red blood corpuscles united with
globulin, and the form of hemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin gives to the
blood its red color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition