HAEMOSIDERIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does haemosiderin mean? 

• HAEMOSIDERIN (noun)
  The noun HAEMOSIDERIN has 1 sense:

1. a granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism

  Familiarity information: HAEMOSIDERIN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAEMOSIDERIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A granular brown substance composed of ferric oxide; left from the breakdown of hemoglobin; can be a sign of disturbed iron metabolism

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

haemosiderin; hemosiderin

Hypernyms ("haemosiderin" is a kind of...):

pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))

Meronyms (substance of "haemosiderin"):

ferric oxide (a red oxide of iron)