hematin

Meanings

Plural: hematins

Noun

a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atoms to which oxygen binds
Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state.
Hemin.

Origin / Etymology

From Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă, “blood”) + -in. By surface analysis, hemat- + -in.

Synonyms

haem, haemitin, heme, protoheme

Scrabble Score: 12

hematin is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
hematin is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 13

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