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.

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adjective

1. of or obtained from hematin.

Etymology

Origin of hematinic

First recorded in 1850–55; hematin + -ic