hematein

noun

he·ma·tein

variants: or chiefly British haematein \ ˌhē-mə-ˈtē-ən

, ˈhē-mə-ˌtēn

Medical Definition of hematein

: a reddish brown crystalline compound C₁₆H₁₂O₆ constituting the essential dye in logwood extracts