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hematic

American  
[hi-mat-ik] / hɪˈmæt ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to blood; hemic.

  2. acting on the blood, as a medicine.

noun

  1. hematinic.

Other Word Forms

  • nonhematic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hematic

First recorded in 1850–55; hemat- + -ic

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The pangrams from yesterday’s Spelling Bee were hematic, mathematic and thematic.

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