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hematinic

[ hee-muh-tin-ik, hem-uh- ]

noun

  1. a medicine, as a compound of iron, that tends to increase the amount of hematin or hemoglobin in the blood.


adjective

  1. of or obtained from hematin.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hematinic1

First recorded in 1850–55; hematin + -ic

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