hemin

American  

[hee-min] / ˈhi mɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

1. the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood.

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Etymology

Origin of hemin

First recorded in 1950–55; hem- + -in ²

Example Sentences

“Jihadism and radicalism are in demise. And that’s because they have never had a successful model to present to society, not once in the past 100 years,” said Hemin Hawrami, former deputy parliament speaker of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region and a senior leader in its dominant party.

From The Wall Street Journal

And so Zhang Hemin, Huang Yan, and the rest of the team did indeed change their approach.

From Literature

In October of 2012, Zhang Hemin, Huang Yan, and their team released Tao Tao into the wild at the Lipingzi Nature Reserve.

From Literature

Zhang Hemin and Huang Yan continue adapting it as new research and evidence become available.

From Literature

Still, Zhang Hemin and Huang Yan recognized that this first attempt would also be mostly trial and error.

From Literature