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haematexylin |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Haematexylin \H[ae]m`a*tex"y*lin\, n. [See {H[ae]matoxylon}.] (Chem.) The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow crystalline substance, {C16H14O6}, with a sweetish taste. Formerly called also {hematin}.