ˌhæmato-ˈcrystallin Chem.
[f. hæmato- + crystallin.]
a. The special form of crystallin or globulin found in the blood-corpuscles. b. ‘A name given to hæmoglobin when it is obtained in a crystalline condition’ (Syd. Soc. Lex. 1886).
| 1863–72 Watts Dict. Chem., Hæmato-crystallin, a crystalline substance obtained from blood. It has the composition of the albuminoids, and, if quite pure, would probably be colourless. 1872 J. H. Bennett Text-bk. Physiol. i. 31 According to Hoppe-Seyler and Stokes hæmato-crystallin exists in the blood in two forms. 1878 Kingzett Anim. Chem. 30 There are reasons for regarding hæmatocrystalline as a distinct chemical individual of probably greater complex constitution than fibrin. |