noun
- Plural of haematin; organic compounds derived from hemoglobin or related iron-containing proteins, used in biochemistry and medicine.
Usage: technical; chemistry/biochemistry; chiefly British spelling (American: hematins)
Examples
- The laboratory analyzed various haematins to understand their role in oxygen transport.
- Haematins are important compounds in the study of blood chemistry.
- Researchers isolated haematins from red blood cells for further investigation.
- The pharmaceutical company developed drugs based on haematin derivatives.