hæmophæin Chem.
(hiːməʊˈfiːɪn)
Also hæma-, -phein.
[mod. f. hæmo- + Gr. ϕαι-ός dusky + -in. The erroneous spelling hæma- follows F. hémaphéine.]
A brownish substance found in the blood in some cases of jaundice.
| 1845 G. E. Day tr. Simon's Anim. Chem. I. 40 The ether takes up a certain amount of hæmaphein associated with fat. 1865 Watts Dict. Chem. III. 1 Hæmaphein, Bloodbrown. |
Hence hæmoˈphæic a., characterized by or containing hæmophæin.
| 1880 J. W. Legg Bile 249 Hæmaphæic jaundice. 1886 Syd. Soc. Lex., Hæmaphæic urine. |