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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

he•min n. [Biochem.]

Biochemistrythe typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C₃₄H₃₂N₄O₄FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood. Also called Teichmann's crystals.

hem- + -in² 1950–55

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Teichmann's crystals - pyrrole

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