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/tuyk"meuhnz/, Biochem.hemin.[named after L. Teichmann-Stawiarski (d. 1895), German anatomist]
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Teichmann's crystals
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Teichmann's crystals — /tuyk meuhnz/, Biochem. hemin. [named after L. Teichmann Stawiarski (d. 1895), German anatomist] … Useful english dictionary
Teichmann crystals — crystals of hemin, seen in microscopic tests for the presence of blood … Medical dictionary
Teichmann crystals test — Teich·mann crystals, test (tīkґmahn) [Ludwig Carl Teichmann Stawiarski, German histologist, 1823–1895] see under crystal and test … Medical dictionary
Teichmann's crystal — Teich·mann s crystal tīk mənz n a crystal of hemin obtainable from hemoglobin that is used in a test for the detection of blood (as in a stain) Teich·mann tīk .män Ludwik Karol (1823 1895) Polish anatomist. Teichmann attended medical school in… … Medical dictionary
teichmann's crystal — ˈtīḵmənz noun Usage: usually capitalized T Etymology: after L. K. Teichmann Stawiarski died 1895 German anatomist : one of the crystals of hemin obtainable from hemoglobin and useful as a test for blood : blood crystal … Useful english dictionary
Teichmann — Ludwig, German histologist, 1823–1895. See T. crystals, under crystal … Medical dictionary
Teichmann test — (for blood) the suspected liquid is put under a coverglass with a crystal of sodium chloride and a little glacial acetic acid; heat carefully without boiling and then cool. If blood is present, rhombic crystals of hemin will appear … Medical dictionary
Teichmann Test — Also called hemin crystals. Used as a confirmatory test for bloodstains … Forensic science glossary
Hemin — He min, n. [Gr. a i^ma blood.] (Physiol. Chem.) 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hemin — /hee min/, n. Biochem. the typical, microscopic reddish brown crystals, C34H32N4O4FeCl, resulting when a sodium chloride crystal, a drop of glacial acetic acid, and some blood are heated on a slide: used to indicate the presence of blood. Also… … Universalium
