Haematoin

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

  Haematoin \H[ae]*mat"o*in\ (h[-e]*m[a^]t"[-o]*[i^]n), n.
     [H[ae]mato- + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.)
     A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal of
     the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid.
     Two like bodies, called respectively h[ae]matoporphyrin and
     h[ae]matolin, are formed in a similar manner.


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