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he•min
Pronunciation: (hē'min), [key]—
n. Biochem.
the typical, microscopic reddish-brown crystals, C
34H
32N
4O
4FeCl, 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. Also called
Teichmann's crystals. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.