Definition of "haematin" []

• Alternative spelling of hematin. (noun)

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• "But this substance, as well as the so-called haematin used by me, ought perhaps to have been classed with indigestible substances."
• "André Lwoff studied haematin - a growth factor for the flagellates - the specificity of protohaematin, its quantitative effect on growth, and the part it played in the respiratory catalyst system."
• "He studied haematin - a growth factor for the flagellates - the specificity of protohaematin, its quantitative effect on growth, and the part it played in the respiratory catalyst system."