noun
- Plural of hematein; organic compounds derived from logwood or synthesized, used as dyes and in histological staining.
Usage: technical; chemistry/biology
Examples
- Hemateins are important mordant dyes used in textile manufacturing.
- The laboratory prepared several hemateins for use in microscopy staining procedures.
- Hemateins derived from logwood have been used in dyeing for centuries.
- Modern hemateins are synthesized chemically rather than extracted from natural sources.