Histohaematin

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

  Histohaematin \His`to*h[ae]m"a*tin\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + E.
     h[ae]matin.] (Physiol.)
     One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in
     the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction.
     [1913 Webster]