What does "hemin" mean?

a reddish brown substance produced in a laboratory test for the presence of blood by reaction with glacial acetic acid and sodium chloride

Hemin

Q: What is a synonym for "hemin"?

Common synonyms include: ferric heme chloride, ferric porphyrin, ferric protoporphyrin ix, ferric protoporphyrin ix chloride, hematin, hemin infusion.

/ˈhi.mɪn/ noun

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Noun

1
a reddish brown substance produced in a laboratory test for the presence of blood by reaction with glacial acetic acid and sodium chloride
2
a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin in laboratory tests for the presence of blood wordnet

Synonyms

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ferric heme chloride ferric porphyrin ferric protoporphyrin ix ferric protoporphyrin ix chloride hematin hemin infusion

Antonyms

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apo protein apoenzyme inactive treatment iron-free porphyrin

Etymology

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

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