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HEMATOIDIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hematoidin mean? 

HEMATOIDIN (noun)
  The noun HEMATOIDIN has 1 sense:

1. an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundiceplay

  Familiarity information: HEMATOIDIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEMATOIDIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

bilirubin; haematoidin; hematoidin

Hypernyms ("hematoidin" is a kind of...):

animal pigment (pigment occurring in animals)


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