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HAEMATIN CHLORIDE

A stuff, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic, prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong acetic acid and general salt; called also Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of haematin. The obtaining of these little crystals, from old blood clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the excellent evidences of the presence of blood. Origin: Gr. Blood. Source: Websters Vocabulary
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