Haematocrystallin

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haematocrystallin \H[ae]m`a*to*crys"tal*lin\, n.
     Same as {Hematocrystallin}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Hemoglobin \Hem"o*glo"bin\, n. [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)
     The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of
     vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin,
     and is also called {h[ae]matoglobulin}. In arterial blood, it
     is always combined with oxygen, and is then called
     {oxyhemoglobin}. It crystallizes under different forms from
     different animals, and when crystallized, is called
     {h[ae]matocrystallin}. See {Blood crystal}, under {Blood}.
     [1913 Webster]