haematinic
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haematinic or (US) hematinic (ˌhɛməˈtɪnɪk, ˌhiː-, ˌhɛməˈtɪnɪk, ˌhiː-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: haematic an agent that stimulates the production of red blood cells or increases the amount of haemoglobin in the blood |
| —adj | |
| 2. | having the effect of enriching the blood |
| hematinic or (US) hematinic | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
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| haematinic | |
noun | |
| a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia [syn: hematinic] |
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Haematinic
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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