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hematinic

American  
[hee-muh-tin-ik, hem-uh-] / ˌhi məˈtɪn ɪk, ˌhɛm ə- /

noun

  1. a medicine, as a compound of iron, that tends to increase the amount of hematin or hemoglobin in the blood.

adjective

  1. of or obtained from hematin.

Etymology

Origin of hematinic

First recorded in 1850–55; hematin + -ic

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