Definition of Hemacite

1. n. A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc.

Definition of Hemacite

1. Noun. A material made from sawdust and the blood of slaughtered animals, used in the late nineteenth century for doorknobs, buttons, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Hemacite

1. A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc. Origin: Gr. Aima blood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemacite

helters
helve
helved
helvella
helves
helving
helvite
hem
hem-
hem-line
hem and haw
hem in
hemachate
hemachates
hemachrome
hemacite (current term)
hemacyanin
hemacytometer
hemacytometers
hemadromometer
hemadromometry
hemadsorption
hemadynamics
hemadynamometer
hemadynamometers
hemagglutinate
hemagglutinated
hemagglutinates
hemagglutinating
hemagglutination

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