urohæmatin Chem.
(jʊərəʊˈhiːmətɪn)
Also -hematin(e.
[f. uro-1 + hæmatin.]
A variety of hæmatin forming the colouring matter or pigments of the urine.
| 1863 W. O. Markham tr. Anal. Urine, etc. 43 Dr. Harley calls this body urohæmatine. 1865 N. Syd. Soc. Year-bk. Med. 161 An excessive excretion of uro-hæmatin. 1878 Kingzett Anim. Chem. 239 Under the name of Urohæmatine, Proust, Scherer, Harley, Heller, Marcet, constituted the colouring principles of urine. |