Definition of Ferriprotoporphyrin

1. Noun. A reddish, brown crystalline material, (haematin hydrochloride) obtained by treatment of dried blood with salt and acetic acid, that was once used to detect traces of blood ¹

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Medical Definition of Ferriprotoporphyrin

1. A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and common salt; called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of haematin. The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the best evidences of the presence of blood. Origin: Gr. Blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ferriprotoporphyrin

ferrimagnet
ferrimagnetic
ferrimagnetism
ferrimagnetisms
ferrimagnets
ferrimolybdite
ferrinatrite
ferrinol
ferrioxalate
ferrioxalates
ferrioxamine
ferrioxamines
ferriporphyrin
ferriporphyrin chloride
ferriprive
ferriprotoporphyrin (current term)
ferriprussiate
ferriprussic
ferripyoverdine
ferripyoverdine reductase
ferripyoveridine reductase
ferripyrophyllite
ferripyrophyllites
ferrisicklerite
ferristrunzite
ferrisurite
ferrisymplesite
ferrite
ferrites
ferritic

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