cruorinn.
/ˈkruːərɪn/ Chemistry.
The red colouring matter of blood-corpuscles; now called hæmoglobin.
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haemato-globulin1845
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1840 Baly tr. Müller Elem. Physiol. (ed. 2) I. 133 The solution of cruorin is reddened less strongly by exposure to air.
1871 tr. H. Schellen Spectrum Anal. 140 By the action of an acid on blood the cruorin is converted into haematin.
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