hematinic

POS

Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

hem=a=tin=ic

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun hematinic has 1 sense

hematinic(n = noun.artifact) haematinic - a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia;

is a kind of medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine

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CIDE DICTIONARY

hematinic, n. [From Hematin.].

Any substance, such as an iron salt or organic compound containing iron, which when ingested tends to increase the hemoglobin contents of the blood. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]